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★★★☆☆ Oliver S. Milburn’s The Harsh Light of Day (2012) is a promising, if flawed, debut film from a clearly ambitious director which offers up a modern twist on the Faustian pact, mixed with a revenge tale. After witnessing his […]
★★★☆☆ The Pact (2012), the new horror outing from writer/director Nicholas McCarthy starring Caity Lotz, Agnes Bruckner and Casper Van Dien, blends a creeping insidiousness with visceral shocks to create a scare-you-witless experience. Following the death of her mother, Nicole […]
★★★★☆ Newly restored 1949 comedy classic Passport to Pimlico is a fine example of a post-war comedy produced by the renowned Ealing Studios. Written by the highly talented T.E.B Clarke, (who was responsible for another comedy classic, 1951’s The Lavender […]
★★★☆☆ Littered with friends and co-stars’ insight into working with the fearless director, Robert B. Weide’s Woody Allen: A Documentary (2012) is a comprehensive and no holds-barred study of the iconic American filmmaker’s life and career. It also succeeds in […]
★★★☆☆ American director Ti West returns with the entertaining, if formulaic, ghost story The Innkeepers (2011), starring Sara Paxton and Pat Healy. The Yankee Pedlar Inn is shutting down for good, but before the weekend is out, the last two […]