Berlin 2012: ‘Tabu’ review
★★★★★ Miguel Gomes’ third feature Tabu (2012) is an impassioned love story which draws its influences from the early romantic era of 1930’s Hollywood filmmaking. […]
Berlin 2012: ‘Home for the Weekend’ review
★★★☆☆ Home for the Weekend (Was Bleibt, 2012) is an astute and compassionate domestic drama which oozes the sort of effortless naturalism filmmakers rarely capture. […]
Berlin 2012: ‘As Luck Would Have It’ review
★★★☆☆ From acclaimed surrealist director Álex de la Iglesia and starring Salma Hayek, As Luck Would Have (La Chispa de la Vida, 2011) it is […]
DVD Review: ‘Urbanized’
★★★★☆ We tend to identify our sense of a city with its architecture; Paris for its artful designs throwing back to the country’s rich history […]
DVD Review: ‘Boca’
★★★☆☆ The lavishly produced and stylish crime thriller Boca (2012) – directed by Brazilian filmmaker Flavio Frederico and based on the autobiography of Hiroito, ‘The […]
Blu-ray Review: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
★★★☆☆ Casting a critical eye over sacred films based on sacred texts is a pretty thankless task, especially when the story happens to be Harper […]