Film Review: On The Road (2012)
After spending over half a century in development hell (it was originally conceived as vehicle for Marlon Brando at the height of his post…
Film Review: The Expendables 2 (2012)
From the moment the thunderous musical score comes into full swing with the entry of the titular characters into the first of many ridiculously…
Wednesdays With Woody: Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
In the introduction to his collection of reviews Francois Truffaut famously made the demand “…that a film express either the joy of making cinema…
Film Review: Bad Karma (2011)
Following in the footsteps of countless (mostly American) direct to video movies, Bad Karma is a crime thriller about what happens to the reformed…
Wednesdays With Woody: Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
“With an intellect that big, you tend to create your own moral universe”.
Film Review: Bernie (2011)
In his latest mainstream comedy, director Richard Linklater reteams with his School Of Rock leading man Jack Black to tell the true story of…
MIFF Review: Jayne Mansfield’s Car (2012)
The latest film from Billy Bob Thornton as writer/director reteams him with co-writer Tom Epperson (with whom he wrote the excellent crime drama One…
MIFF Review: On Death Row (2012)
Although Into The Abyss, the new Werner Herzog documentary was supposed to be screened during the festival, what was actually shown (without any announcement…
MIFF Review: Side By Side (2012)
One of the documentaries screening at this year’s festival is Side By Side, an excellent exploration of how digital technology is taking over and…
MIFF Review: Hara-Kiri: Death Of A Samurai (2011)
The prolific and brilliant Takashi Miike returns to MIFF (he has two other films showing; Ace Attorney and For Love’s Sake) with the stunning…