DVD Review: ‘To the Wonder’
★★★★☆ Following up 2011’s Palme d’Or-winning The Tree of Life was always going to be a tough gig for American auteur Terrence Malick, but...
★★★★☆ A swift but singular filmmaking self-portrait, Leos Carax’s It’s Not Me reflects on the French auteur’s 40-year directorial career, as well as his many cinematic – and canine – influences.
★★★★☆ Ralph Fiennes approaches top form as a spiritually and morally-conflicted cardinal during a Vatican Conclave in Edward Berger’s gripping, oft-humorous follow-up to the multi-Oscar-winning All Quiet On the Western Front.
The winners of this year’s 96th Academy Awards were announced earlier this morning at LA’s Dolby Theatre. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was the big winner on the night, scooping seven Oscars in total including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr.
★★★★☆ Following up 2011’s Palme d’Or-winning The Tree of Life was always going to be a tough gig for American auteur Terrence Malick, but...
★★★☆☆ The inaugural part of Austrian provocateur Ulrich Seidl’s Paradise trilogy (with all three films receiving staggered releases in the coming months), Paradise: Love...
★★★★★ What defines a bona fide cult classic? Is it its bold, inimitable style? It’s army of loyal devotees, perhaps? Or is it its...
★★☆☆☆ Nominated for two Academy Awards and marking a return to live-action filmmaking for director Robert Zemeckis, alcohol addiction drama Flight (2012) – on...
★★★★☆ A wildly entertaining and well-drawn portrait of one of music’s most tempestuous figures, first-time director Jay Bulger’s vivid rockumentary Beware of Mr. Baker...
Having previously tackled the seductive world of competitive dance in Strictly Ballroom (1992), updated Bill Shakespeare’s most famous love story in Romeo + Juliet...
As the age-old saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Frenetic director Nicolas Winding Refn has clearly taken this mantra to heart...
★★☆☆☆ Winner of three glittering Oscars, British director Tom Hooper’s all-singing, all-dancing big screen adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic novel (as well as the...