Wim Wenders like his contemporary Werner Herzog in recent years has devoted his time almost exclusively making documentaries. The latest is The Salt of the Earth which was nominated for an Academy Award last year.…
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Blu-ray Review – While We’re Young (2015)
Noah Baumbach‘s While We’re Young is a comedy about relationships, in particular relationships between the young and the old. It’s wickedly funny but looses its momentum when it tries to tell a story. Ben Stiller…
Blu-Ray Review – Wild Tales (2014)
Anthology films are a curious beast of a genre in the history of cinema. They fundamentally have a problem in the sense some segments will play better than others. Wild Tales certainly can’t escape this…
DVD Review – Jauja (2014)
Jauja inhabits a mysterious otherworldly land. It’s shot in 4:3 but on top of that uses a curved screen which harkens back to the early days of silent cinema. It’s a quasi-western but it’s too deliberately…
DVD Review – Spring (2014)
Directorial duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead hit the ground running with their mercurial independent horror thriller Resolution.Costing just $20,000 to make it was a low key fusion of character driven horror and paranoia laced Sci-Fi.…
DVD Review – The Asylum (2015)
What makes a good horror movie? Scary Setting? Yes. Simple premise that plays on tension and your fears? Yes. Dumbass hapless victims, despite the blatantly obvious warning signs they still go in the building or…
Blu-Ray Review – Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Blood and Black Lace is one of Mario Bava’s most acclaimed and influential films. It’s considered by many to be the first true “Giallo” film even though some of the Giallo genre conventions can…
Film Review – The Samurai (2014)
Director Till Kleinert‘s accomplished fantasy horror defied many an expectation on the festival circuit and here it is ready to do the same on the UK home market. Jakob (Michel Dierks) is a downtrodden police officer…
While We’re Young – Noah Baumbach Interview
Tomorrow Friday 3rd April Noah Baumbach‘s While We’re Young arrives in UK&Irish cinemas. The film is an openly funny cross-generational comedy of manners about aging, ambition, and success, as well as a moving portrait of…
DVD Review – Clown (2014)
Jon Watts’ Clown is an exceptional example of how much fun can still be had in the darkest corners of the horror genre without sacrificing a good story. Playing it straight in the realm of…
GFF2015 Review – Clouds Of Sils Maria (2015)
Olivier Assayas writes and directs Clouds of Sils Maria, an ambitious character study examining the lines between fiction and reality, and the effects this plays on all involved. As well as an intricate narrative filled…
It Follows Wins Glasgow Film Festival first Critics’ Choice vote
Today Glasgow Film Festival have announced their inaugural Critics’ Choice Winner and from a list of 10 films (see below) David Robert Mitchell‘s It Follows has won. Out of the 40 journalists (Including our own writers Paul…
GFF2015 Review – The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Ryan Murphy‘s passion for the horror genre goes cinematic in his meta-sequel to 1976 cult slasher, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, which he produces. With director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Murphy has brought new life to the…
Watch new UK trailer – While We’re Young
While We’re Young, the new film from acclaimed indie director Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha, The Squid and The Whale), has had a brilliant reception from the festival circuit, most recently showing at the Glasgow Film Festival a…
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