Tag: film review
Hinterland film review – A minimal and atmospheric debut
Hinterland is a film about the uncertainties of and insecurities experienced by youth, focusing ...
Backstreet Boys Documentary: Show ’em what you’re made of
Introduction Charly Suggett Interview Claire Lomax It would appear that Backstreet may be back, ...
Foxcatcher film – Unnerving glimpse into masculinity
Instantly, one of the most disarming aspects of Bennett Miller’s recently released film Foxcatcher ...
Beyond the Edge film review – An epic confrontation with nature
Following on from her 2012 television movie Shackleton’s Captain, Kiwi documentary filmmaker Leanne Pooley ...
Calvary film review – A dark and hypnotic spectacular
In John Michael McDonagh’s latest, Calvary (which I have called ‘Calgary’, ‘Cavalry’ and ‘What ...
Phantom of the Paradise DVD Review – Brian De Palma’s Faustian Rock Horror
Before unleashing his heavy artillery, future American auteur Brian De Palma fired a shot ...
Mister John Film Review: Confronts death to see the beauty and pain in life
If there is a meeting point between the escape from the physical and the ...
Stranger by the Lake film review – Passion fuelled paradise turns to dread
The dance between lust, sex, violence and death is deeply rooted in cinematic history. ...
Peacock DVD review – Insight into a world that comes crashing down
When does a derailed train cease to be an accident and become a telling ...
Heaven’s Gate DVD Review – Cimino’s Western that’s ‘something to do with death’
The cinematic art form is no stranger to the redemptive narrative arc, one that ...