Film Review: Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy (2011)
“The only mediator between God and man is ecstasy.” Irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy continues its titular author’s fascination with the drug culture, set at the…
Film Review: Cafe De Flore (2011)
Jean-Marc Vallee‘s (C.R.A.Z.Y. and The Young Victoria) latest film Café De Flore shows that he is one of the most interesting and talented film makers working…
Film Review: The Avengers (2012)
Since X-Men reignited the super hero genre in the year 2000 after the ill-received Batman and Robin, Marvel Comics (and their film production entity)…
FAFA: Turkey Shoot (1982)
Turkey Shoot isn’t a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination. It features a host of flawed acting, flawed special effects and due to…
Film Review: The Evil Dead (1981)
Hailed by Stephen King upon release in 1981 as “the most ferociously original horror film of the year”, The Evil Dead proudly continued in the footsteps…
Film Review: Rebellion (2011)
Orson Welles once said that getting a whole scene into one shot, a “oner” is what separates the boys from the men in film…
Film Review: The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
At 228 minutes, Sergio Leone’s final opus Once Upon A Time In America is frequently considered to be one of the longest mainstream movies…
Easter Film Review: The Passion Of The Christ (2004)
The Passion Of The Christ was a sensation even before its release. Early reports circulated that it was filmed in the dead languages of…
Easter Film Review: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Released in 1988 to a storm of controversy, Martin Scorsese’s masterpiece The Last Temptation of Christ, adapted from the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, departs…
Easter Film Review: The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
George Stevens’ The Greatest Story Ever Told, an adaptation of the New Testament, has something of a tarnished reputation as being one of the…