DVD Releases: ‘Sex and the City 2’
There is no doubt that the Sex and the City franchise is one of the most successful in television history. The series is popular with […]
DVD Releases: ‘Splice’
Vincenzo Natali’s Splice (2009) crept into cinemas earlier this year well out of reach of most cinemagoer’s radars. Tackling some unsettling scientific ethics as well […]
Barbican Film: Japanese Halloween Schlockfest Double Bill
Why is Japanese cinema loved on a world wide scale? The simple answer is because it dares to tread the ground that mainstream, westernised film […]
Film Review: ‘The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest’
★★★☆☆ To say Stieg Larsson’s novels are popular would be an understatement, and the first two film adaptations The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009) […]
Film Review: ‘Leap Year’
★☆☆☆☆ A depiction of intense loneliness and psychosexual torture, Michael Rowe’s minimalist debut feature Leap Year (Año bisiesto, 2010) raises many a difficult question with regards to its […]
Film Review: ‘The American’
★★☆☆☆ As an artist known primarily for his work as a music video director and band photographer, Anton Corbijn’s latest project The American (2010), starring […]
DVD Review: ‘The Hammer and Tongs Collection’
★★★☆☆ Anyone with even a passing interest in the world of film and music videos will no doubt be familiar with the work of director/producer […]
DVD Releases: ‘Toy Story 3’
Fifteen years after the release of the groundbreaking Toy Story (1995) and eleven years after the release of the arguably superior Toy Story 2 (1999), […]
Curzon Screentalks: ‘Peeping Tom’ 50th Anniversary rerelease
“The only really satisfactory way to dispose of Peeping Tom would be to shovel it up and flush it swiftly down the nearest sewer”, wrote […]
Theatrical Releases: ‘Mammoth’
After producing a string of super low budget features in his native Sweden, Mammoth (2010) is the first multi-national picture by acclaimed writer-director Lukas Moodysson, […]
Theatrical Releases: ‘Chico and Rita’
Refreshingly cast in eye-popping animation of a more traditional, “pre-digimation” variety, Chico and Rita (2010) softly commences on a steamy night in Havana in 1948. […]
Film Review: ‘Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives’
★★★★★ This year’s winner of the coveted Palme d’Or Prize, the magical-realist Thai oddity Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010), was one […]
Film Review: ‘Dream Home’
★★★★☆ With such a delightfully intriguing premise, it’s no wonder Pang Ho-Cheung’s slasher film Dream Home (2010) has garnered such playful taglines as “A view […]
Film Review: Aftershock
★★★☆☆ Aftershock, China’s first official IMAX movie, might attract praise or criticism for many different reasons, but it’s certainly not the kind of film to […]
DVD Releases: ‘A Town Called Panic’
Anyone who has seen the ongoing series of mad-cap Cravendale adverts, featuring an ensemble cast of miniature plasticine figurines ranging from farmyard animals to pirates […]
DVD Releases: ‘How to Train Your Dragon’
Where have all the orphans gone? In the grand tradition of children’s literature (and therefore, children’s films – now more than ever, it is inconceivable […]
Film Review: ‘My Afternoons with Marguerite’
★★★★☆ With a graceful tone to match his existing body of work, director Jean Becker unveils his latest, My Afternoons with Marguerite (2010), a charming and […]
Film Review: ‘We Are What We Are’
★★☆☆☆ Riding in upon an impressive swell of industry hype, mainly garnered from screenings at this year’s Cannes and New York Film Festivals, comes Mexican […]