CineVue
For the latest reviews of arthouse, documentary and indie film in cinemas and on the festival circuit.
★★★★☆ From Belgian directorial duo Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, and featuring an outstanding central performance from 15-year-old newcomer Thomas Doret (just 13 at the time of shooting), new Artificial Eye release The Kid with a Bike (Le gamin au vélo, 2011) is a frank, often heartbreaking story of an 11-year-old Continue Reading
★★★★☆ On the surface, Dexter Fletcher’s directorial debut Wild Bill (2011) appears to be little more than yet another gritty independent British feature, seemingly conforming to the archetypal formula of such films to create yet another bleak piece of social commentary. However, thanks to a deeply heartfelt script and a Continue Reading
★☆☆☆☆ Featuring a cast of active-duty Navy SEALs and based on ‘real life acts of valour’, former film stuntmen Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh’s 2012 directorial debut Act of Valour is an adrenaline-soaked action adventure fuelled on tired clichés and a simplistic grasp of world politics – a banal and Continue Reading
★★★★☆ Based on the first of author Suzanne Collins’ wildly successful Hunger Games trilogy, Gary Ross’ The Hunger Games (2012) takes an almighty swing at the ‘young adult’ audience in an attempt to capture some of that Twilight magic at the box office. Combining a glittering array of new talent Continue Reading