30 August 2014

Venice 2014: ‘Manglehorn’ review

30 August 201411 December 2017

★★★☆☆ David Gordon Green has to have one of the most eclectic directorial résumés of recent times. From stoner comedies like Pineapple Express (2008) and Your Highness (2011) to his work on hit TV show Eastbound & Down and striking […]

John Bleasdale Venice

Venice 2014: ‘In the Basement’ review

30 August 201411 December 2017

★★☆☆☆ When Ulrich Seidl unveiled plans to make a documentary on everyday Austrians and their relationships with their basements, almost everyone jumped to the conclusion that this would be about Joseph Fritzl. In the Basement (2014), which screened out of […]