Blu-ray Review: ‘Shivers’
Advertisements ★★★★☆ Almost forty years after its first release, Shivers (1975) is still difficult to watch. Even for a director as renowned for his...
Directors Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett’s “Abigail” mashes up crime caper and monster movie, but fails to deliver fear or humor. Spoilery trailers and unoriginal characters overshadow promising elements, resulting in a dull, lifeless experience lacking creativity and wit.
★★★★☆ In Alex Garland’s Civil War, a group of journalists embark on a road trip to interview the US President amidst a second American Civil War, while exploring media’s dehumanizing relationship with violence.
★★★★☆ Having won the Jury Prize in 2013 for Like Father, Like Son and the Palme d’Or in 2018 with Shoplifters, Cannes favourite and Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda returns with Monster, a masterful work of intricate storytelling, complemented by a lovely score by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto.
Advertisements ★★★★☆ Almost forty years after its first release, Shivers (1975) is still difficult to watch. Even for a director as renowned for his...
Advertisements ★★★☆☆ In the House of Mouse’s third attempt at reinventing a classic fairytale as a live action adventure, director Robert Stromberg brings us...
Advertisements ★★★☆☆ After dabbling satisfyingly with horror in his three features so far, director Jim Mickle adopts a decidedly different pace with Cold in...
Advertisements ★★☆☆☆ Adapted from James Franco’s novel of the same name – a reflection of the hometown ennui he managed to transcend, Palo Alto...
Advertisements ★★★★☆ It’s easy to forget that before the commercialisation of youth culture, movements emerged which offered a grand escapism and an exciting alternative...
Advertisements ★★☆☆☆ Agnès B is a created idea from the imagination of Agnès Andrée Marguerite Troublé. Known to the world as a fashion designer...
Advertisements ★★★★★ In his barbed review of Richard Linklater’s Boyhood (2014) Armond White stated the film celebrated the “emblematic figure” of white patriarchy. Céline...
Advertisements ★★★★★ Last year, Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity (2013) wowed audiences with its bravura setpieces and technical prowess, taking us into space and back down...