Film Review: Cinderella (2015)
bySixty-five years after the Disney animated classic, director Kenneth Branagh has created a Cinderella for 21st century audiences. A timeless fairy tale, there isn’t…
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Film Review: Get Hard (2015)
byAny film that alludes to an erect penis in its title is not likely to win favour with critics. It is, however, likely to…
Film Review: Dior and I (2014)
byEvery now and then I see a film which leaves me with the feeling of, ‘this is why I do what I do’. Dior…
Film Review: A Little Chaos (2014)
bySeverus Snape is king! Or to be exact, King Louis XIV of France, in Alan Rickman’s latest feature, A Little Chaos. After making his…
Film Review: Leviathan (2014)
byIn adapting the Old Testament story of Job and setting it in the modern context of his native Russia, master film maker Andrey Zvyagintsev…
Film Review: Rocky Mountain Express (2011)
byMade specifically for IMAX, Rocky Mountain Express is majestically presented. The cinematography is simply spectacular and the incredible Canadian landscape lends itself so readily…
AFFFF15: The Last Diamond (2014)
byFollowing in the footsteps of French heist masterpieces like Bob The Gambler and Rififi, director and co-writer Eric Barbier reunites with leading man Yvan…
Film Review: Top Five (2015)
byComedian Chris Rock is perhaps best known for his distinctive voice (see the Madagascar films) delivering foul-mouthed observations about race, sex and politics, many…
AFFFF15: The New Girlfriend (Une nouvelle amie) (2014)
byThe opening shot of The New Girlfriend is an extreme close up of lipstick being applied to a pair of thin lips, the camera lingers…
AFFFF15: The Connection (La French) (2014)
byThe Connection (La French) is a true crime gangster film, set in Marseilles in the 1970s. It is inspired by the French Connection (like…