Special Feature: The Best Films of 2012
Yes, it’s that time of year again when critics and regular cinemagoers alike frantically put together their lists of the best cinematic produce of...
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17 October 2024
#LFF 2024: It’s Not Me review
★★★★☆ 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.
10 October 2024
#LFF 2024: Conclave review
★★★★☆ 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.
11 March 2024
Oscars 2024: Oppenheimer sweeps the board
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.
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Film Review: ‘Grabbers’
★★★★☆ Following its world premiere at this year’s Sundance and substantial positive feedback after its Film4 FrightFest outing, Jon Wright’s slick and entertaining Irish...
Film Review: ‘Life of Pi’
★★★★★ Over four years in the making and painstakingly crafted by a team of three thousand creatives, the grandeur and scale of Oscar-winning director...
Film Review: ‘False Trail’ (‘Jägarna 2’)
★★★☆☆ Another quality release courtesy of Arrow Films’ Nordic Noir stable, Kjell Sundvall’s 2011 film False Trail (a direct sequel to his 1996 outing...
Film Review: Code Name: Geronimo
★★☆☆☆ An ever so cynical, pre-award season release riffing on potential Academy Award nominee Zero Dark Thirty (2012), John Stockwell’s Codename: Operation Geronimo – from the producer of 2010’s The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar winner – suffers from both an underwhelming, TV-friendly cast and some similarly below average direction.
Film Review: ‘Chasing Ice’
★★★★☆ Capping off a standout year for appealing, thought-provoking documentaries, Jeff Orlowski’s Sundance Film Festival hit Chasing Ice (2012) is arguably the pick of...
Film Review: ‘Life Just Is’
★★☆☆☆ A release somewhat symptomatic of what has been a poor week for new theatrical features, Alex Barrett’s micro budget British drama Life Just...
Film Review: ‘Seven Psychopaths’
★★★☆☆ Award-winning writer and director Martin McDonagh returns this week with the weight of expectation falling upon his difficult second feature, hoping to emulate...
