Russian Film Festival 2012: ‘Short Stories’ review
★★★★☆ Mikhail Segal’s Short Stories (Rasskazy, 2012) is an exhilarating cinematic ride that imbues social commentary with a rich understanding of the need for entertainment. […]
BFI Uncut Season: ‘Maîtresse’ review
★★☆☆☆ Maîtresse (1975) is one of those films which has built its reputation on controversy. Though undeniably shocking in parts, director Barbet Schroeder’s tale of […]
DVD Review: ‘Death Watch’
★★★★☆ Bertrand Tavernier’s previously overlooked 1980 sci-fi satire Death Watch finally makes it way to DVD and Blu-ray this week following a limited theatrical rerelease […]
DVD Review: ‘King of Devil’s Island’
★★★★☆ Set in the early 20th century on the Norwegian island of Bastoy, a penal colony for young offenders, Marius Holst’s hugely absorbing King of […]
DVD Review: ‘Killer Joe’
★★★★☆ Hitting roughly the same notes as Andrew Dominik’s recession resonant mobster tale Killing Them Softly (2012), William Friedkin’s Killer Joe (2011) is arguably the […]
DVD Review: ‘Men in Black 3’
★★☆☆☆ Fifteen years after the first instalment and following an extensive and not to mention turbulent development period that spanned numerous years, Will Smith and […]