CineVue
For the latest reviews of arthouse, documentary and indie film in cinemas and on the festival circuit.
★★★★☆ The BFI’s remastered Jacques Tati series continues with the double release of Jour de Fête (1949) and Mon Oncle (1958) – two of the beloved French star’s most renowned films. Packaged with in-depth booklets, essays and brand new artwork to tie-in with the crystal clear restorations, these films well Continue Reading
★☆☆☆☆ Monstro! (2010), the new (supposed) antipodean shocker from the Land Down Under is just that very thing – monstrous. Selling itself as a horror-action comedy, it’s heavy on the horror (if slapstick gore qualifies as horror), but non-existent on action or comedy. This gratuitous exercise in sleaze, directed by Continue Reading
★★★★☆ There was never any in-between with Diana Vreeland, the legendary fashion editor of American Harper’s Bazaar and later of American Vogue – people either loved her or hated her. The same goes for the documentary, Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011), written and directed by Lisa Immordino Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ Maïwenn writes, stars and directs Polisse (2011), a provocative drama centred upon a Parisian Child Protection Unit, exploring the team members’ various lives and relationships inside and outside of work. Having spent time observing real CPU officers, Maïwenn’s script is reputedly based on genuine conversations and cases, and herself Continue Reading