Film Review: Wildlife (2018)
byIn his quiet but remarkably assured directorial debut, Paul Dano offers a rich and elegant portrait of 1960s marital discontent. Wildlife, adapted by Dano…
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Film Review: Okja (2017)
bySouth Korean director Bong Joon-Ho is developing a reputation for making robust films which blend adventure and intellect with searing critiques of environmental mismanagement and…
Film Review: Swiss Army Man (2016)
byIt’s a pleasure to go into Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s Swiss Army Man and see recognisable actors in different roles. Daniel Radcliffe has been spanning…
Film Review: 12 Years a Slave (2013)
bySteve McQueen really does have a thing for the embattled and imprisoned protagonist. His three feature films to date have focused on an Irish republican leading a hunger strike in Hunger, a sex-addict slipping deeper into the despair of his compulsion in Shame, and now the agonising capture and slavery of freeman Solomon Northrop in 12 Years a Slave.
Film Review: Prisoners (2013)
byPrisoners, directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Aaron Guzikowski, focusses on a relatively simple premise. Two children go missing, and a lengthy police investigation starts. However, the film is elevated beyond the trappings of predictability and mediocrity by its layered plot, accomplished, confident direction, and compelling performances.
Film Review: Ruby Sparks (2012)
byThe film trailer for Ruby Sparks presents the film as a “quirky”, “charming” and utterly romantic post-modern rom-com that “audiences will fall in love yet”…