Film Review: X+Y (2015)
“If beauty is truth and truth is beauty, well then surely mathematics must be the most beautiful thing of all” After being diagnosed with…
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MIFF14: Mommy (2014)
I’ll admit it now, I’m a Xavier Dolan novice. Mommy is only the second film that I’ve seen of this French/Canadian wunderkind, and the…
AFFFF15: The Last Diamond (2014)
Following in the footsteps of French heist masterpieces like Bob The Gambler and Rififi, director and co-writer Eric Barbier reunites with leading man Yvan…
AFFFF15: The Connection (La French) (2014)
The Connection (La French) is a true crime gangster film, set in Marseilles in the 1970s. It is inspired by the French Connection (like…
AFFFF15: Diplomacy (2015)
Paris. August 24, 1944. Diplomacy, based on real life events and directed by Volker Schlöndorff, provides a fascinating depiction of how, over the course…
Film Review: Big Eyes (2014)
Tim Burton’s films are usually dark, both visually and thematically, but Big Eyes sees the veteran director tone it down a notch. His 17th…
Film Review: Offing David (2008)
Offing David is a curious little film in a couple of ways. Firstly, it’s an über low budget Australian film from 2008 which certainly…
Film Review: Seventh Son (2014)
Seventh Son is pretty easy to enjoy, with a grizzly Jeff Bridges and an elegantly evil Julianne Moore at the helm. If entertainment is…
Film Review: 3 Hearts (2014)
3 Hearts (3 Coeurs) is a romance directed by Benoît Jacquot and set in provincial France. 3 Hearts takes the viewer on an introspective…
Film Review: Mortdecai (2015)
Poor casting and a mediocre script are what render Mortdecai a supremely disappointing film. Johnny Depp in the title role is close to terrible….