Film Review: Seven Samurai (1954)
byEarly in Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) the wise Kambei Shimada (Takashi Shimura) explains, ‘I’m not a man with any special skills, but I’ve…
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Film Review: The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012)
byFollowing the lives of a free-spirited couple in Belgium is The Broken Circle Breakdown, written and directed by Felix Van Groeningen and based on the play…
Film Review: The Zero Theorem (2014)
byHow do you review a film that completely baffles you and yet entertained you in equal measure? Sometimes you just have to accept that…
Film Review: A Castle in Italy (2013)
byNominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, A Castle In Italy details the plight of a French family to keep their titular…
Film Review: Healing (2014)
byHealing is the story of Viktor Khadem (Don Haney), who near the end of a sixteen year jail sentence is sent to a low security…
Film Review: Belle (2013)
bySet in England circa 1769, and revolving around the court case that established the precedent which would eventually bring about the abolishment of slavery…
Film Review: Seduced and Abandoned (2014)
by‘I look back on my life and its 95% running around trying to raise money to make movies and 5% actually making them. It’s…
Film Review: Fading Gigolo (2014)
byThe latest feature film as director from notable character actor John Turturro, following his acclaimed previous drama Romance and Cigarettes, Fading Gigolo is the…
Film Review: Transcendence (2014)
byIn the last few decades we have witnessed significant advancements in biotechnology and artificial intelligence, but this has been met with staunch resistance from…
Film Review: Chinese Puzzle (2013)
byIt’s been eleven years since writer/director Cedric Klapisch first introduced audiences to Xavier Rousseau (Roman Duris) and his ensemble roommates in the comedy L’Auberge…