Film Review: Lucy (2014)
Based on the widespread misconception that humans only ever use 10% of their brain capacity, Lucy takes this very basic premise and asks what…
Film Review: Words and Pictures (2013)
Words and Pictures, the latest film from acclaimed Australian director Fred Schepsi, has an intriguing and original premise at the core of its story….
Film Review: Charlie’s Country (2013)
After winning in the Best Actor category at the Cannes Film Festival where it played in the Un Certain Regard section, it will come…
Film Review: The French Minister (2013)
The new film from main-stay of the French cinema, Bertrand Tavernier (In The Electric Mist, Round Midnight), The French Minister is a political satire…
Film Review: Rock The Casbah (2012)
Released here mere months following Hany Abu-Assad’s masterpiece Omar – which focused on the Israeli-Palestianin conflict from the Palestinian side – comes Rock The…
Film Review: Omar (2013)
“You can’t become a freedom fighter by just watching”. Taking at its heart the Israeli/Palestine conflict, Omar focusses on its title character (Adam Bakri),…
Film Review: Ida (2013)
Set in early 1960’s Poland, Ida tells the story of an orphaned young novitiate nun, Anna (Agata Tzrebuchowska), who just before taking her vows…
Film Review: A Castle in Italy (2013)
Nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, A Castle In Italy details the plight of a French family to keep their titular…
Film Review: Healing (2014)
Healing is the story of Viktor Khadem (Don Haney), who near the end of a sixteen year jail sentence is sent to a low security…
Film Review: Belle (2013)
Set in England circa 1769, and revolving around the court case that established the precedent which would eventually bring about the abolishment of slavery…