Film Review: The Assassin (2015)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 4 November 2015 The latest film from world cinema auteur Hsiao-Hsien Hou will not be to everyone’s tastes….
The Authorial Producer: An Interview with Antony I. Ginnane
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 22 June 2015 The Authorial Producer: An Interview with Antony I. Ginnane No film producer has done more…
Film Review: Testament of Youth (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 29 April 2015 Adapted from her memoirs of the same name, Testament of Youth chronicles the early life…
Film Review: Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 28 April 2015 Based on the urban legend that a Japanese tourist froze to death in Minnesota while…
Film Review: The Salt of the Earth (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 15 April 2015 Tracing the life and career of renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado from his childhood in Brazil…
Film Review: Leviathan (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 25 March 2015 In adapting the Old Testament story of Job and setting it in the modern context…
AFFFF15: The Last Diamond (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 23 March 2015 Following in the footsteps of French heist masterpieces like Bob The Gambler and Rififi, director…
Film Review: The Homesman (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 12 March 2015 Following his theatrical film debut as director a decade ago with the critically acclaimed modern…
Film Review: Coming Home (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 4 March 2015 Following the spectacle of his previous film, The Flowers of War (still one of the…
Film Review: Mr. Turner (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 24 December 2014 In his biography of the early nineteenth century painter J.M.W. Turner acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh…