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– What could possibly cause a potential aneurysm just by sitting down for two hours? The film WHIPLASH of course! Electrifyingly kinetic from performance to edit, every moment is intimately indicative of the suffocating world of obsession as Whiplash tells the story of music student (Miles Teller) and his fractious relationship with toxic mentor ( JK Simmons). In my … Continue reading
Congratulations to MELISSA LOFTMAN of Wanderlust fame. She wins a selection of Fox titles after correctly answering the following question: Who performed the score to Louis Malle’s Lift To The Scaffold? The answer was of course….Miles Davis. Congrats Melissa, your DVDs and a weekend of excellent film watching will be coming to you soon! While … Continue reading
Seems like only yesterday I was thinking about the film goodness I consumed in 2013, so it’s a little disconcerting that the time has come around again so quickly. 2014 has been a good year for film in my opinion. I think it has more to do that because the last year has been decidedly … Continue reading
Full of Christmas cheer and goodwill to all, I thought I’d spread a little of it to you. With the help of Fox Entertainment, I had the pleasure of attending a preview screening of BIRDMAN. I know! A review on Christmas Eve! Stop! But the excitement doesn’t end there, because after the review I will be offering a … Continue reading
Whether it be my extreme selectivism this year as a consequence of time and just film fatigue, I feel especially lucky to have liked so many films from LFF 2014. One that certainly gave my emotions a thoroughly good work out was the poetically ethereal POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS Edwyn Collin’s dreamlike documentary about his post-stroke … Continue reading
Hello strangers! It’s been a while. A long long while. I’ve barely recovered from two festivals (London Film Festival and Film Africa) while working my now full-time job. But I won’t lament the self-caused exhaustion I caused myself because I have too much film goodness to talk about. I feel like I’ve hit the jackpot … Continue reading
I’ve been bad I know. In fact I’ve been terrible. My AWOL situation is inexcusable. Well actually I have a pretty good excuse. I’ve been exceptionally busy with film festival work. As a peace offering I will be putting my two cents worth of reviews for the upcoming BFI London Film Festival which kicks off … Continue reading
Am I living an episode of Quantum Leap? How has a year passed so quickly? Well a year has passed and with it have been some major changes. The Sheffield Doc Fest 2014 has grown exponentially, in size and in content. For this reason, I was busier than last year and will have to rely … Continue reading
I’m writing this in semi-outrage. Every regular haunt I have frequented where I like to do my writing has been hijacked by a corporate event of some kind. Why can’t they have their office parties in the office like how I envisioned boring office parties to be and has been so effortlessly articulated in Peep Show. … Continue reading
Much of what I review touches upon just a tiny portion of the surfeit of cinema I consume. In my attempts to cover newer independent releases, I find myself regretting not including some really marvellous filmmaking forgotten to the ages. So here is a new, hopefully regular feature, Blast From The Past that will look at more classic film that I champion. I implore … Continue reading
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