CineVue
For the latest reviews of arthouse, documentary and indie film in cinemas and on the festival circuit.
★★★☆☆ Thirteen years are after it was originally broadcast in its native Denmark, the inaugural season of TV crime serial Unit One (Rejseholdet, 2000-2004) is now finally being released on DVD here in the UK, courtesy of Nordic Noir masters Arrow Films. The recent plethora of Scandinavian imports has been Continue Reading
★★☆☆☆ Will Ferrell’s continuing audience draw is bolstered by the presence of portly favourite Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover, Due Date) in Jay Roach’s timely political comedy, The Campaign (2012). Unfortunately, this pairing isn’t a straightforward recipe for comedic success, with much of the film relying heavily on stock-humour that could Continue Reading
★★★★☆ There is only on name beginning with the letters D and J on the lips of film fans at the moment, and it is that of taciturn gunslinger Django (“The ‘D’ is silent”). Controversy may surround Tarantino’s latest but so do award nominations; the film community is rife with Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ There’s much to praise in director Ole Bornedal’s competent, if run-of-the-mill, excursion into child-in-peril territory. Reminiscent of the daddy of all devil films, The Exorcist (1973), and starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick and the outstanding Natasha Calis, The Possession (2012) does suffer, however, due to the fact that Continue Reading
★★☆☆☆ Nick Love’s loose cinematic revival of 1970s British TV show The Sweeney (2012) may boast the kind of technical flash and aesthetic sheen one might expect from a US studio action picture, but it unfortunately retains the grimy geezer stylings of all his previous work. There is no doubt Continue Reading
★★☆☆☆ Shot like a 1970s grindhouse flick complete with jump cuts, appalling dialogue and horrendous scenes of gratuitous violence, James Bickert’s biker horror Dear God No! (2011) is a rampant, filthy and debauched watch that will test all but the most hardened of exploitation aficionados. Banned in 19 countries, the Continue Reading