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Film Review: The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

Decisions, the possibility of unforeseen, and devastating consequences resonating long after they are made, are the focus of director Derek Cianfrance’s new film The Place Beyond the Pines, written by Cianfrance, Ben Coccio and Darius Marder.

Film Review: Spring Breakers (2013)

Spring Breakers deftly blends stylistic direction with critical, at times comic, insights into excessive youthful gratification. As the movie progresses the film becomes increasingly implausible, but it remains engaging because of its ability to undermine expectations.

CLOSED: Snitch Giveaway

Courtesy of Studio Canal, Film Blerg is giving away 10 double passes to see SNITCH, in cinemas Thursday 16 May.   Film Synopsis: In the fast-paced action thriller SNITCH,…

Audi Festival of German Films: Shores of Hope (2012)

Life on the Eastern side of the Berlin Wall, under the ever watchful eye of the Statsi, has proved to be a rich source of material for modern German filmmakers. Films such as Good Bye Lenin!, The Lives of Others, and the recently released Barbara have been successful with both German and international audiences in their respective takes on this era.

Audi Festival of German Films: Lost In Siberia (2012)

The first thing which needs to be pointed out is that Lost in Siberia is a bit of a failure as a comedy. Given that it rarely provokes much in the way of laughter, the unrelenting breeziness becomes downright annoying by the time the credits roll, and that’s assuming you’ve been forgiving enough to stay to the end and endure it’s tone-deaf attitude to matters of ethnic diversity.