Marshland (aka La isla mínima) is one of those films which completely immerses itself in a fascinating landscape, but does not forget to tell an interesting story. Alberto Rodríguez’ work swept the board at last years Goya Awards (the Spanish equivalent of the Oscars), taking home ten awards including the major categories of Best Film, Best Director and Best […]
There was a time in the wake of The Bourne Identity and Austin Powers when spy movies were afraid to be fun. Spies had to be gritty, stern and embroiled with shaky cam-laden fight scenes with no hint of a smile. But now, with Guy Richie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E., coming out in the wake of Kingsman: The Secret […]
Yet another film based on a Gillian Flynn novel, this time Dark Places, proves to be a much different attempt at a mystery than its predecessor Gone Girl. Similar to Gone Girl, Dark Places is told mainly through flashbacks with a protagonist that you cannot be too sure about, although this time it’s a murder involving multiple family members we […]
Any sort of marketing you may have come across for this film might have you thinking you know exactly what this film is going to be about. You might be thinking about such psychological thrillers as The Hand That Rocks the Cradle or Cape Fear, or Pacific Heights to name a few, and you might assume that […]
Actress Meryl Streep is one of the best of her generation. She is a sorceress when it comes to inhabiting a character (The Iron Lady) and a wizard of mastering accents (Julie & Julia). Even when the movies around her are less than stellar (Mamma Mia!), Streep commits fully to the role. From the countless […]
It has been four years since Amy Winehouse’s tragic death, a woman who was one of the most talented singer/songwriters of her generation, who was also notorious due to her alcohol and drug abuse. She serves as the subject of Asif Kapadia’s multifaceted documentary. Using mostly archival footage, personal footage and photographs, off-screen interviews with […]
The Fantastic Four, the first family of Marvel Comics, has had a torrid time on the silver screen. In 1994, the series had the embarrassment of an ashcan copy movie, a movie made only to keep the rights to the series and more indignity when Tim Story directed a critically derided series in the noughties. […]
Say what you will about actor Tom Cruise, but the man has been able to maintain his status as an A-list actor for over three decades in Hollywood. He aligns himself with some of the best talent working behind-the-scenes and continues to push and challenge himself in what he can achieve on the big-screen. He […]
In 1960, Alfred Hitchcock terrorised cinema audiences with Psycho – a film that revolutionized the horror genre and remains one of greatest psychological thrillers ever made. Psycho was however not the only film to cause an uproar that year. When the French chiller Eyes Without a Face (“Les yeux sans visage“) screened at the Edinburgh Film Festival, seven people people fainted […]
Justice League: Gods and Monsters is the long awaited return to the DC animated form by the much acclaimed Bruce Timm. Now, full disclosure, while I grew up with the various “DCAU” cartoon shows, I never felt much beholden to them. In fact, as I’ve grown into a more well-read comics fan, there are parts […]
