I had heard many a rumbling about this film for a good year but opportunities to see it seemed to escape me for what seemed liked an eternity. Quietly lauded and then seemingly forgotten I was very pleased to see FORCE MAJEURE get a theatrical release (albeit a limited one) and even more pleased to see it … Continue reading
Tag Archives: drama
THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD. So if you don’t want it ruined then I recommend you go watch the film and come back here. From its opening credits it’s obvious that the audience is about to see something…different. Eye-catching credits to perfumery and lingerie in indulgent velvety fonts sets the tone of what’s to come. Or so one would … Continue reading
LOVE IS STRANGE
Love Is Strange.
Wonderful drama starring john Lithgow and Alfred Molina Continue reading
SELMA
I won’t tell you how I managed to watch an Academy screener of SELMA at a friend’s house, a few weeks before the film’s general release. Because I’d have to kill you all. Or be killed by the kind person – who shall not be named – who entrusted us with this precious parcel. Massive buildup … Continue reading
WHIPLASH & GIRLHOOD
– 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
2014 – A Year In Film
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
BIRDMAN REVIEW & HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY!
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
Shameless Plug Time!
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
Eccentricity Is The Future – Blue Ruin
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
New Feature: Blast From The Past…Join me as I Retrofy!
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