Cannes 2012: Lineup rumours
Although the official lineup for the 2012 Cannes Film Festival (16-27 May) won’t actually be announced until 19 April, speculation has already begun about which […]
Human Rights Watch Festival 2012: ‘The Island President’
★★★★☆ Jon Shenk’s The Island President (2011) traces one man’s extraordinary journey from political prisoner to head of state. Mohamed Nasheed was democratically elected president […]
Special Feature: Nuclear Film Festival roundup
If the sight of apocalyptic atomic explosions, cholera-infested city streets, rats being hunted and eaten and a woman chewing off her own umbilical chord aren’t […]
Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2012: ‘The Price of Sex’
★★★★☆ Many of us may know men who have at one time or another paid for sex. They don’t shout about it, nor do they […]
Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2012: ‘Black Block’
★★★☆☆ G8 Summits have become synonymous with political protest, civil unrest and running battles between activists and police. The 2001 Genoa summit was a particularly […]
Jameson Cult Film Club: Morten Tyldum’s ‘Headhunters’
There’s been a slew of themed film events cropping up in the past decade: quirky, unique evenings filling the void left by soulless, sticky-carpeted multiplexes, […]
Film Review: ‘Bonsái’
★★★★☆ Bonsái (2011), Chilean director and writer Cristián Jiménez‘s follow up to 2009’s Optical Illusions realises the tale of a handsome and philosophical literary student, […]
Film Review: ‘The Island President’
★★★★☆ How do you win a war against the ocean? That’s the question posed in The Island President (2011), an astonishingly intimate account of a […]
Film Review: ‘Corpo Celeste’
★★★★☆ Italian writer/director Alice Rohrwacher’s debut feature Corpo Celeste (2011) is a hugely confident examination of faith and rebellious youth with an assured central performance […]
Film Review: ‘StreetDance 2’
★★★☆☆ Generally speaking, dancing’s depiction in films and the media has tended to be aimed towards the older generation. Then shows like Strictly Come Dancing […]
Film Review: ‘Babycall’
★★★★☆ Pål Sletaune’s Norwegian horror/thriller Babycall (2011) may be one of the less-known of this week’s new releases, yet features the superb star of the […]
Film Review: ‘This is Not a Film’
★★★☆☆ A late addition to the Cannes 2011 programme after being smuggled into France inside a cake (strange but true), Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s This […]
Film Review: ‘Tiny Furniture’
★★★★☆ Written, directed and starring Lena Dunham, Tiny Furniture (2010) is a delightfully twee, existential comedy which takes a wildly imaginative approach to romance, family […]
Film Review: ‘Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, a Tale of Life’
★★★☆☆ Prolific German filmmaker Werner Herzog returns to UK cinemas this week with his latest effort Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, a Tale […]
Film Review: ‘Wrath of the Titans’
★★★☆☆ Louis Leterrier’s Clash of the Titans (2010) was a bloated, passionless picture let down by a poor 3D retro-fit, uninspired direction and ridiculous dialogue. […]
Film Review: ‘Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists’
★★★★☆ From Britain’s Aardman Animations (the Oscar-winning team behind Wallace & Gromit and 2000 hit Chicken Run) comes The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists […]
DVD Review: ‘The Living Wake’
★☆☆☆☆ On occasion, a film sneaks out on release which really leaves you wondering why it even exists. Sol Tryon’s The Last Wake (2007) – […]
DVD Review: ‘Kill Keith’
★☆☆☆☆ With a ‘celebrity’ lineup comprising of such TV icons as Joe Pasquale, Russell Grant, Tony Blackburn and – of course – Keith ‘Cheggers’ Chegwin, […]