Film Review: Sleeping With Other People (2015)
byThe problem with most recent American rom-coms is that they’ve been neither romantic enough nor funny enough. Judd Apatow’s overly long and underly funny movies, which…
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Film Review: Iris (2014)
byIris Apfel, the subject and namesake of the Albert Maysles directed documentary Iris, learned early in her life that she wasn’t pretty. But pretty…
Film Review: When Marnie Was There (2015)
byThink of animation and you think of Studio Ghibli, the Japanese studio that has given us such animated gems as My Neighbor Totoro, Princess…
Film Review: Banksy Does New York (2014)
byFor the month of October 2013 the graffiti artist known simply as Banksy took up residence in New York City with the promise of…
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: Citizenfour (2014)
byEdward Snowden, or Ed, as he likes to be called, is the iconic spy of the 21st century. In January 2013, he began sending…
Film Review: 20,000 Days On Earth (2014)
by20,000 Days On Earth is effectively a staged documentary that purports to follow Australian born music legend Nick Cave on his titular anniversary. Throughout…
Film Review – Locke (2014)
byConstructing a building. Dismantling a life. These are the dual organizing principles of Steven Knight’s absorbing film Locke. Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) is a…
CLOSED: The Keeper of Lost Causes Giveaway
byCourtesy of Madman Films, Film Blerg is giving away 5 double passes to see the new Danish crime film THE KEEPER OF LOST CAUSES, in cinemas from July 31. Film…
Film Review: Omar (2013)
by“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),…