Film Review: Blackfish (2013)
byThe potentially devastating consequences of keeping wild animals in captivity, for both the animals and their trainers, provides the heartbreaking and engaging framework for…
Madman Films
Film Review: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)
byThe documentary focuses less on the protest group’s motivations, and more on their individual personalities and background stories. Interviews with the parents of the accused give the audience exclusive insights into the womens’ life narrative, helping us understand what provoked them to become such provocative figures.
Film Review: The Gatekeepers (2012)
byWhen news networks report about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the deep complexities of the issues are rarely explored. The conflict is often presented in binaries:…
Film Review: Upside Down (2012)
byIf this were a two-line review, it would read something like this: Romantic-science fiction film in which two desegregated worlds are brought together thanks…
Film Review: From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
byI must admit to being consistently charmed by the Studio Ghibli films of Japan over the years. I have enjoyed the beautiful cell animation,…
Film Review: What Maisie Knew (2012)
byLoosely based on Henry James’ 1897 novel of the same name, What Maisie Knew is the story of a young girl whose world is…
Film Review: Cold War (2012)
byOverall, Cold War is a reasonably well-executed action thriller, with an absorbing plot and enough twists and turns to keep audiences vested in the eventual outcomes.
Film Review: Happiness Never Comes Alone (2012)
byHappiness Never Comes Alone is a perfect date night movie with a fantastic soundtrack, many references to cinema classics such as Casablanca, West Side Story and Singin’ in the Rain, and old school physical comedy so perfectly timed it elicited a rare out loud chortle from this humble reviewer on more than one occasion.
Film Review: The Company You Keep (2012)
byIntelligent crafted, thoughtful and well-made, The Company You Keep is exactly the type of engrossing and lively thriller that we so rarely get to see coming out of America now.
Film Review: Silence in the House of God: Mea Maxima Culpa (2012)
byIn 1972 Father Lawrence Murphy of the St. John School for the Deaf in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, became the first priest to be publically accused…