★☆☆☆☆ If this year’s inaugural Sundance London can be accused of exporting some of its US counterpart’s more underwhelming films, then Ry Russo-Young’s dreadful Nobody Walks (2012) has to be considered the main offender. Every stereotypical American indie trope and […]
★★★☆☆ Lauren Greenfield’s The Queen of Versailles (2012) takes an alternative perspective on the recent economic crisis to befall America by examining the Siegel family – a wealthy ‘new money’ household who made their fortune selling time shares before almost […]
★★★★☆ Liberal Arts (2012) is the sophomore directorial effort by Josh Radnor (most commonly known to UK audiences for his role in TV’s How I Met Your Mother), a witty and incredibly sweet independent comedy that stars Radnor himself amongst […]
The 65th Cannes Film Festival today announced the main competition jury members who will be joining head juror, Italian film director Nanni Moretti, in presiding over the festival and ultimately awarding the coveted Palme d’Or prize. Foremost amongst the newly […]
★★★★☆ Buck Brannaman appears to be your average modern-day cowboy; yet in the equestrian world and beyond, he is nothing short of a superstar. In the inspirational and emotionally-charged documentary Buck (2011), the first feature release from Cindy Meehl, we […]
★★☆☆☆ It’s probably unwise to analyse films like Strippers vs Werewolves (2012) too closely. Peel away the gimmicky editing (which is effective in a naive comic-book way), and what’s left of this British produced horror-comedy from director Jonathan Glendening (responsible […]
★★★☆☆ Disneynature’s latest film African Cats (2011) attempts to capture the magic and wonder which made March of the Penguins (2005) such a resounding success. Narrated by Sir Patrick Stewart (previously Samuel Jackson for the US release – it still […]
CUEAFS had the pleasure and honour to talk to acclaimed Hong Kong director Johnnie To on the third day of the 14th Udine Far East Film Festival. Founder of CUEAFS Spencer Murphy interviewed To about Fresh Wave – the film […]
★★★☆☆ You’d be hard-pushed to find a more heart-warming documentary this year than Constance Marks’ Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (2011), which charts the rise of devoted Elmo handler Kevin Clash from his humble beginnings in Baltimore to his tragically […]
★★★☆☆ Gothic literature and cinema has often failed to enjoy the same glowing relationship that they did during the silent era, with sinister source material too often used to create a camp horror sub-category that lacks the dark, foreboding atmosphere […]
★★☆☆☆ Despite picking up two Oscar nominations for leading star Glenn Close and British actress Janet McTeer, it’s taken until April for Rodrigio Garcia’s Albert Nobbs (2011) to finally get a cinematic release here in the UK. Adapted from – […]
★★★★☆ US indie darling Greta Gerwig stars alongside Adam Brody and Analeigh Tipton in Whit Stillman’s first film in 13 years, Damsels in Distress (2011) – an alternative take on the American frat movie that falls somewhere between a parody […]
