Film Reviews

Mr. Nobody, starring Jared Leto and Diane Kruger is something of a rarity, in that even when you have little idea about what exactly is going on, it’s still very much enjoyable. It was one of my main criticisms of Christopher Nolan’s Inception – not enough people understood it. Yet for all its...

If you read most newspapers you'll get the impression that the young people of Great Britain are seriously off the rails. Jig is a documentary that gives a glimpse at disparate group of young people who submit themselves to a life of steely discipline, willing self-sacrifice and limitless dedication. They are...

Scary things tend to live in the dark, both in real life and in horror films. Julia's Eyes asks the question: what if you happen to be blind? There are a lot of very odd European films that involve elements of horror interspersed with a European filmmaker's personal understanding of romance. Julia's Eyes...

The new film based on Charlotte Bronte's classic novel is a modern, intimate take on the story that has inspired generations. In this dusky adaptation of Jane Eyre, Mia Wasikowska plays the 19th century heroine in a tender, yet strong light. Very well-practised at portraying tragic inner turmoil with...

It may be set on the Greek coast, but Attenberg is not set in the sort of place that many visitors to the country are familiar with. For starters the sky hardly seems to be blue, there's not a classical ruin or beach in sight, and there aren't even any rioters. The film starts with out herione, Marina...

Sometimes it seems our politicians have been 'sniffing on the miaow miaow', or some other mind-bending substance. What else could explain the apparently addled state of drug prevention policies in most Western countries In the case of Cocaine Uncovered, one wonders if the minds of politicians haven't been...

It is, perhaps, plausible that a film directed by Catherine Hardwicke, produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and starring Amanda Seyfried might have made for a half-way decent adaptation of the classic fairytale, Little Red Riding Hood. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, something has gone horribly, horrible...

If you've seen countless films featuring the struggle of the Jewish people throughout the Holocaust and beyond, you might assume you'd be familiar with the topic. War of Resistance proves this is not the case. Most films based around the Second World War, and more specifically the Nazi regime, tend to go down...

Sans Soleil (or Sunless, although no one seems to use its English title) might leave you with feeling that there's quite a bit you didn't understand, or at least, there is still more to be understood. The film is reckoned to be a key 'film essay', and it is jammed full with an enormous number of ideas and...

If one were to be murdered, one might not begrudge the act quite so much if the murderer was Louis Mazzini. Drowning in a weir, for example, wouldn't seem so bad if the man dispatching you was as witty, intelligent, handsome, suave, not to mention aristocratic as Louis. Kind Hearts and Coronets is the classic...