Film Review: The Journey (2016)
byOctober 2006. For forty years Northern Ireland had been engulfed in a proxy guerrilla war between the Ulster Loyalists and the Irish Republicans. In…
John Hurt
Film Review: That Good Night (2017)
byAs one of his last feature roles before his death, John Hurt’s performance in That Good Night is a real case of ‘art imitates…
Film Analysis: Jackie (2016) – The Biopic We’ve All Been Waiting For
byThe biopic film has been around for many years. Its first appearance in the cinematic realm was Joan of Arc by film pioneer Georges Méliès….
Film Review: Snowpiercer (2013)
byPart action-thriller, part environmentalist critique, part political commentary: Snowpiercer is a rarity. It offers both exhilarating entertainment and intriguing ideas – and is all…
Film Review: Only Lovers Left Alive (2014)
byVampire films have abounded in the last couple of years, but even so, Jim Jarmusch has managed to craft his own unique addition to…
MIFF Review: Jayne Mansfield’s Car (2012)
byThe 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…
Film Review: Melancholia (2011)
byLike both the apocalyptic collision and the crippling depressive state that it preposes, Melancholia hits hard.