Film Review: Force Majeure (2014)
byForce Majeure is certainly a loaded term. French in origin, it denotes a ‘superior force’, one out of human control. It is, in fact,…
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Review: National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)
byStriding on stage at the National Theatre in Sam Mendes‘s new staging of Shakespeare‘s King Lear, Simon Russell Beale’s Lear appears at first shorter than the playwright might…
Film Review: A Castle in Italy (2013)
byNominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, A Castle In Italy details the plight of a French family to keep their titular…
Film Review: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet (2012)
byIntelligent, warm, touching and above all original, You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet is one of the richest experiences you could ever possibly hope to have in a movie theatre. Do not miss it.
CLOSED: Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds Giveaway
byCourtesy of Sharmill Films, Film Blerg is giving away 10 double passes to see JEFF WAYNE’S WAR OF THE WORLDS, in cinemas Friday 24 May. This is for…
Film Review: Sleepwalk With Me (2012)
byBased on his one-man show of the same name and winner ‘Best of NEXT audience Award’ at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, Sleepwalk with Me is a stylised account of director Mike Birbiglia’s early days as a would-be stand-up comedian.
Film Review: In The Fog (2012)
byWhile In the Fog is incredibly slow paced, it seems as though director Sergei Loznitsa (My Joy) frames every sequence with immense purpose, although that purpose isn’t always clear.
Film Review: Barrymore (2011)
byA night at the theatre can feel a bit like a lottery. Regardless of how exceptional a performance might be, the location of your…
Film Review: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake 3D (2011)
byMatthew Bourne’s Swan Lake is a visceral modern retelling of the famed tragedy. It begins as the young Prince is vexed from his sleep…
Film Review: Le Havre (2011)
byAki Kaurismaki‘s latest feature is an odd pairing of young and old, foreign and local. Marcel Marx (Andre Wilms) is a down on his…