★★★★☆ A woman’s slide into blinding obsession rests at the heart of Karan Gour’s debut feature Kshay (Corrode, 2011). Ambitious – both conceptually and in its execution – the film’s tight budget and small crew belie Gour’s achievement. Kshay is intriguing, well-paced and full of arresting visuals that seem to Continue Reading
★★★★☆ Academy Award-winning director Errol Morris (Thin Blue Line [1988], Fog of War [2003]) returns with his ninth feature-length documentary Tabloid (2010), an intriguing and jovial examination of the sensationalism which fuels tabloid journalism. Morris found the perfect subject in Joyce McKinney for his exposé of how truth can often Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ Ghost stories are wonderfully appropriate at this time of year and The Awakening (2011) by Nick Murphy provides an excellent, atmospheric, and chilling tale to do the trick, with a superb cast boasting The Wire’s Dominic West, Red Riding’s Rebecca Hall and Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake [2004]).Following the First Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ Marking a welcome return to directing for filmmaker Bruce Robinson (Withnail and I) and a partial return to form for acting megastar Johnny Depp, The Rum Diary (2011) has certainly taking its time in reaching cinemas. An extremely loose adaptation (if the term can even be used) of US Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ You know you’re in safe hands when the mellifluous tones of John Hurt waft over the opening credits. Immortals (2011), the latest fantasy from Indian director Tarsem Singh starring Mickey Rourke, new Superman: Man of Steel Henry Cavill, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans and Stephen Dorff, is breathtakingly beautiful, viciously Continue Reading
★★★★☆ Only after watching Pierrre Thoretton’s directorial debut L’Amour Fou (2010) do you begin to realise the influence that couturier Yves-Saint Laurent had, not only on the world of fashion, but also on everyday culture. Charting the decision by YSL’s business and personal partner Pierre Bergé to sell their collection Continue Reading