I wonder why this film was made; it is gratuitous and vile.
Sure it is beautifully shot, but I hear Terry Richardson took a good photograph. Continue reading
Reviews
Heli
Amat Escalante won the best director gong at Cannes 2013 with this his 3rd feature set in his home country of Mexico. Heli tells the story of the eponymous “hero” (played by newcomer Armando Espitia) who works in the local car factory and lives with his father, sister, wife and baby. When his sister Estela (a very young Andrea Vergara) gets embroiled in her boyfriend Beto’s (Juan Eduardo Palacios) money making scheme things go horribly wrong for the whole family. Continue reading
Before the Winter Chill
With the acting chops of Kristin Scott Thomas and Daniel Auteuil in the leads Before the Winter Chill (Avant l’hiver the more poetic French title) also has the merit of being a Philippe Claudel film. His I Loved You So Long won a BAFTA and this reunites him with his former muse Scott Thomas who plays Lucie, a housewife and grandmother who suspects her husband Paul (Auteuil) of having an affair. Continue reading
Joe
Based on a novel this is a film about a middle aged ex-con Joe (Nicolas Cage) who tries to give young kid, Gary (Tye Sheridan) a chance to escape his upbringing and choose a better path; but Joe’s personal demons are never far from the surface. Continue reading
The Quick by Lauren Owen
Without giving too much away this modern gothic pays homage to the great canon that came before it. Set in an imagined underground culture of Victorian London there is a definite steampunk feel to this tale. Continue reading
The Borderlands
In a small West Country village strange events at a local church prompt Vatican ghost hunter Deacon (Gordon Kennedy) and hapless techy assistant Gray (Robin Hill) to investigate. The resulting found footage of what happened when they did makes up this swift descent into spooky happenings. Continue reading
Mammon: Season One
Mammon follows investigative journalist Peter Veras (Jon Øigarden) as he uncovers a series of financial frauds that not only involve his immediate family but that put himself and everyone around him at risk. Continue reading
The Policeman’s Wife
Over 3 long hours we watch the story of love going wrong. A policeman and his wife and their daughter play out the scenes of domestic violence and abuse interspersed with love and happier tender moments. Continue reading
August: Osage County OST
The much-anticipated and now Oscar nominated; best actress for The Streep, best supporting actress for The Roberts (sincerely hoping my monikers for them stick) movie version of the award-winning play August: Osage County needs a suitably BIG OST to complement it. Continue reading
Anchorman 2 OST
With an introduction by Ron Burgandy himself who describes this album as making “Sergeant Pepper sound like a rejected jingle for Ritz crackers” this album is exactly what you would expect to accompany the sequel to one of the funniest films ever. Continue reading
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