Film Review – Locke (2014)
Written by Joanna Di Mattia Originally published 28 August 2014 Constructing a building. Dismantling a life. These are the dual organizing principles of Steven…
Film Review: Rashomon (1950)
Written by Joanna Di Mattia Originally published 30 June 2014 A conversation between Nick Alexander, Joanna Di Mattia and Scott Halligan Synopsis: Three men –…
Film Review: The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Written by Joanna Di Mattia Originally published 30 June 2014 A conversation between Nick Alexander, Joanna Di Mattia and Scott Halligan Synopsis: In feudal Japan,…
Film review: Shane (1953)
Written by Joanna Di Mattia Originally published 25 June 2014 ‘A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember…
Film Review: 13 Assassins (2010)
Written by Joanna Di Mattia Originally published 10 June 2014 Midway through Takeshi Miike’s 13 Assassins (2010), a man in a tavern jokes, ‘These…
Film Review: The Wages of Fear (1953)
Written by Joanna Di Mattia Originally published 27 May 2014 Conventional ideas about courage are blown apart in The Wages of Fear (La salaire…
Film Review: Seven Samurai (1954)
Written by Joanna Di Mattia Originally published 21 May 2014 Early in Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) the wise Kambei Shimada (Takashi Shimura) explains,…