Interview: Todd Solondz, director of ‘Dark Horse’
Director Todd Solondz has always been know for controversial themes in his films such as Life During Wartime (2009), Palindromes (2004) and Storytelling (2001), but […]
Interview: William Friedkin, director of ‘Killer Joe’
American director William Friedkin has made a triumphant return with his latest feature Killer Joe (2011), starring Matthew Mcconaughey, Emile Hirsch and Juno Temple. Surrounding a group […]
DVD Review: ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’
★★★★☆ A sterling British cast, including Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith and Tom Wilkinson, ensure that John Madden’s The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) […]
EIFF 2012: ‘The Unspeakable Act’ review
★★★★☆ Directed by former Los Angeles Reader film critic Dan Sallitt, The Unspeakable Act (2012) takes one of the few remaining social taboos in the […]
Film Review: ‘The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie’
★★★★★ Made by Spanish-born director Luis Buñuel in 1972, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie is a deliciously surreal comedy rereleased by StudioCanal and the […]
Film Review: ‘Glastonbury the Movie (in Flashback)’
★★★★☆ Beautifully shot in both CinemaScope and 16mm, Glastonbury the Movie (in Flashback) (2012) puts audiences right in the middle of the world’s greatest music […]
Film Review: ‘The Fairy’
★★★☆☆ Flawed, modern day fairytale The Fairy (La fée, 2011) is the third film from comic-collaborators Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon and Bruno Romy. Dom works in a small […]
EIFF 2012: ‘The Search for Emak Bakia’ review
★★★★☆ Oskar Alegria’s The Search for Emak Bakia (Emak Bakia Baita, 2012) plays out as an impassioned pilgrimage to find the filming location of Man […]
EIFF 2012: ‘Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal’ review
★★★☆☆ Boris Rodriguez’s Canadian/Danish collaboration Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal (2012) is the epitome of everything a midnight movie should be – entertaining, gory and a […]
EIFF 2012: ‘V/H/S’ review
★★★☆☆ Bringing together a wealth of American filmmakers including Ti West and Joe Swanberg, V/H/S (2012) is an experimental horror anthology that looks to have […]
EIFF 2012: ‘Pusher’ (2012) review
★★☆☆☆ Luis Prieto’s Pusher (2012) is a vigorous British remake of Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn’s 1996 breakthrough hit of the same name. Starring Richard […]
EIFF 2012: ‘Lovely Molly’ review
★★★☆☆ From one half of the team that brought us The Blair Witch Project (1999) comes Eduardo Sanchez’s Lovely Molly (2011) – a severely unnerving […]
Film Review: ‘Friends with Kids’
★☆☆☆☆ Jennifer Westfeldt’s directorial debut Friends with Kids (2011) is the kind of messy, callous and nepotistic American ensemble comedy that can only be made […]
Film Review: ‘Dark Horse’
★★☆☆☆ Written and directed by Todd Solondz, the misanthropic master of cult classics Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) and Happiness (1998), Dark Horse (2011) sees […]
Film Review: ‘King of Devil’s Island’
★★★★☆ Marius Holst’s King of Devil’s Island (2010) is a fine example of how even the ugliest and well concealed events of history can be […]
Film Review: ‘Storage 24’
★★★☆☆ What do Attack the Block (2011), Die Hard (1988) and Alien (1979) all have in common? They all know how to use their locations. […]
Film Review: ‘Your Sister’s Sister’
★★★☆☆ Every now and then, a film comes along where you want to marry all of the main characters. Your Sister’s Sister (2011) is one […]
Film Review: ‘Killer Joe’
★★★★☆ It’s been six whole years since US master director William Friedkin (best known for 1973’s The Exorcist) last brought his talents to the big screen, […]