Tag: film review

Lily & Kat film – A friendship spirals out of control

One point or another, many of us get to a point where we feel ...

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 ...