Film Review: The Little Death (2014)
byThe Little Death, the English translation of la petite mort – the French term for orgasm, follows the sex lives of four couples that are somewhat intertwined…
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Lavazza Italian Film Festival Launch Summary and Film Review: The Mafia Kills Only in Summer (2013)
byThe Lavazza Italian Film Festival is upon us again. For those of you not in the know, when considering the wealth of film festivals…
Film Review: The Maze Runner (2014)
byIt appears as if adaptations of dystopian young adult novels are set to be churned out at an increasingly steady rate. With the hugely…
Film Review: Wish I Was Here (2014)
byIn getting the financing for his second effort after his first film Garden State quickly became a fan favorite in 2004, co-writer/director/star Zach Braff…
Film Review: I Origins (2014)
byFollowing the success of his debut feature Another Earth, which was a rave at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, writer/director Mike Cahill’s sophomore effort…
Film Review: Night Moves (2013)
byFollowing the critical success of Meek’s Cutoff, American independent filmmaker Kelly Reichardt returns with Night Moves, another deliberately paced drama, this time following three…
Film Review: Boyhood (2014)
byBoyhood is writer/director Richard Linklater’s testament film. A masterpiece, destined to be remembered as one of the best films of the decade (if not…
Film Review: 20,000 Days On Earth (2014)
by20,000 Days On Earth is effectively a staged documentary that purports to follow Australian born music legend Nick Cave on his titular anniversary. Throughout…
Film Review: What We Do In The Shadows (2014)
byHollywood’s obsession with the undead has become an international epidemic, with New Zealand the latest to have caught the bug. But there’s nothing Twilight…
Film Review – Locke (2014)
byConstructing a building. Dismantling a life. These are the dual organizing principles of Steven Knight’s absorbing film Locke. Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) is a…