Film Review: A Bigger Splash (2015)
Written by Dan Santos Originally published 21 March 2016 A Bigger Splash, directed by Luca Guadagnino (best known for recently directing I Am Love), opens…
AFFFF 2016 Film Review: Dheepan (2015)
Written by Dan Santos Originally published 14 March 2016 Up against (amongst others) Carol and Son of Saul, Dheepan, directed by Jacques Audiard, surprised some…
Film Review: Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Written by Dan Santos Originally published 29 February 2016 It has been a while since co-directors and co-writers Joel and Ethan Coen have made…
Film Review: Tangerine (2015)
Written by Dan Santos Originally published 23 February 2016 Technology has progressed so quickly that people can now starting shooting films on iPhones. Like…
Film Review: The End of the Tour (2015)
Written by Dan Santos Originally published 23 February 2016 In 1996 Infinite Jest was released. A sprawling, postmodern epic, it is almost 1000 pages…
Film Review: Creed (2015)
Written by Dan Santos Originally published 19 February 2016 After six Rocky films one would expect there to be some fatigue, even a little…
Film Review: Snowpiercer (2013)
Written by Dan Santos Originally published 19 February 2016 Part action-thriller, part environmentalist critique, part political commentary: Snowpiercer is a rarity. It offers both…
Film Review: Sicario (2015)
Written by Dan Santos Originally published 8 February 2016 Sicario (Spanish for ‘hitman’) is another slow-burn, tension-filled thriller for director Denis Villeneuve. Following in…
Film Review: Carol (2015)
Written by Dan Santos Originally published 11 January 2016 Carol, directed by Todd Haynes, is a sumptuous reverie. Adapted by Phyllis Nagy from the…
Film Review: The Revenant (2015)
Written by Dan Santos Originally published 5 January 2016 With The Revenant no one can accuse director Alejandro G. Iñárritu of resting on his…