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, […]
Blu-ray Review: ‘Double Indemnity’
★★★★★ A host of razor-sharp one-liners saturate this Raymond Chandler-penned film noir classic, directed by perhaps the greatest American director to have ever lived, Billy […]
EIFF 2012: ‘Postcards from the Zoo’ review
★★☆☆☆ Indonesian director Edwin’s Postcards from the Zoo (2012) finds itself at the 66th Edinburgh International Festival after a muted critical response whilst in competition […]
EIFF 2012: ‘Berberian Sound Studio’ review
★★★★★ Peter Strickland returns to the Edinburgh International Film Festival with his 1970s-set meta-horror Berberian Sound Studio (2012). Marking a significant shift in both theme […]