Film Review: Pain & Glory (2019)
byWritten by Ben Isbel Originally published 4 November 2019 A Pedro Almodovar film can be a little like an amusement ride down a dark…
Pedro Almodovar
Film Review: Julieta (2016)
byWritten by David Nagle Originally published 10 October 2016 The opening image of Julieta is a vast sea of red. A deep, breathing, powerful…
Film Review: I’m So Excited (2013)
byThe richness of the colour onscreen separates the world Almodovar presents from reality, isolating the characters in their own dimension, and its use is very reminiscent of films of the French New Wave, particularly Jacques Demi’s Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and Jean-Luc Godard’s A Woman Is A Woman (1961).
Wednesdays With Woody: Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
byWritten by Chris Smith Originally published 21 November 2012 There’s a scene halfway through Vicky Cristina Barcelona where the narrator elaborates on the thoughts…
Film Review: The Skin I Live In (2011)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 26 December 2011 Robert Ledgard (Antonio Banderas) is a revered plastic surgeon who keeps a woman in a…