Film Review: Mrs Lowry & Son (2019)
byAs this decade comes to a close, Timothy Spall meets its end having proven himself as one of Britain’s finest actors. One excellent performance…
Vanessa Redgrave
Film Review: Red Sparrow (2018)
byFrom the opening act, Red Sparrow marks itself as a film bathed in studio boardroom ambition. A spy, a ballerina, a cruel twist of fate and…
Film Review: Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
byThe Butler is a film about response. Cecil’s blending into the background was a form of transformation from the cotton farm way of life he came from. His response was to do whatever it takes to make a better life, however demeaning or full of inequality. Louis’ response to the racism and segregation was to stand up, speak his mind and demand to be heard.
MIFF 2013: A Quiet Place In The Country (1968)
byScreening alongside classics like Dario Argento’s Deep Red (a masterpiece, and still arguably the high point of the genre) and Tenebrae, as well as Lucio Fulci’s seminal early work Don’t Torture A Duckling, are more obscure items like The Pyjama Case (set in Sydney of all places and starring Ray Milland) and A Quiet Place In The Country.
Wednesdays with Woody: Husbands and Wives (1992)
byIt doesn’t take five minutes until the basic premise of Woody Allen’s Husbands and Wives is set up. Jack (Sydney Pollack) and Sally (Judy…
Film Review: Coriolanus (2011)
byPower corrupts man. It is an age-old tale. Perhaps power also corrupts filmmakers to adapt classic plays in a similar corrupting effect.