Film Review: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
byWriter and actress Nia Vardalos is back with My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. There is no question that the original Greek outing was…
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Article: Lies and Contamination in The Daughter (2015)
byBased on Henrik Ibsen’s play The Wild Duck, The Daughter (directed by Simon Stone) is a brooding and gothic vision of life in rural Australia….
Film Review: A Bigger Splash (2015)
byA Bigger Splash, directed by Luca Guadagnino (best known for recently directing I Am Love), opens with a couple spending an idyllic summer on the…
Film Review: Eye in the Sky (2015)
byIt’s a rare movie that features the military doing something besides blowing shit up for the sake of it. It’s also rare to see a…
Film Review: Pocket Listing (2015)
byThere’s a review of 2015’s Entourage by the excellent critic Mark Kermode where he tears the film to shreds in a heated fury that…
Film Review: Two-Bit Waltz (2014)
byWritten and directed by Clara Mamet who also stars, Two-Bit Waltz is a charming first feature film. Taking cues from Wes Anderson’s nostalgic stylings, Mamet has…
Film Review: London Has Fallen (2016)
byDoes every action movie post 9/11 have to be about terrorists? It would seem so. London Has Fallen sees leaders from all over the…
Film Review: Zootopia (2016)
byWho would have thought that the year’s most political film would be a Disney film headlined by talking animals? That’s right, Disney have done…
Film Review: The Daughter (2015)
byIn fictional worlds, there are no jolly returns to childhood homes. It can be accepted that, after a long absence, a man now grown…
AFFFF 2016 Film Review: Dheepan (2015)
byUp against (amongst others) Carol and Son of Saul, Dheepan, directed by Jacques Audiard, surprised some by winning the Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes…