Tag: film review
Backstreet Boys Documentary: Show ’em what you’re made of
Introduction Charly Suggett Interview Claire Lomax It would appear that Backstreet may be back, ...
Foxcatcher film – Unnerving glimpse into masculinity
Instantly, one of the most disarming aspects of Bennett Miller’s recently released film Foxcatcher ...
Beyond the Edge film review – An epic confrontation with nature
Following on from her 2012 television movie Shackleton’s Captain, Kiwi documentary filmmaker Leanne Pooley ...
Calvary film review – A dark and hypnotic spectacular
In John Michael McDonagh’s latest, Calvary (which I have called ‘Calgary’, ‘Cavalry’ and ‘What ...
Phantom of the Paradise DVD Review – Brian De Palma’s Faustian Rock Horror
Before unleashing his heavy artillery, future American auteur Brian De Palma fired a shot ...
Mister John Film Review: Confronts death to see the beauty and pain in life
If there is a meeting point between the escape from the physical and the ...
Stranger by the Lake film review – Passion fuelled paradise turns to dread
The dance between lust, sex, violence and death is deeply rooted in cinematic history. ...
Peacock DVD review – Insight into a world that comes crashing down
When does a derailed train cease to be an accident and become a telling ...
Heaven’s Gate DVD Review – Cimino’s Western that’s ‘something to do with death’
The cinematic art form is no stranger to the redemptive narrative arc, one that ...
The Kings of Summer DVD Review “Why live when you can rule”
Some adventures belong in the pages of fiction or on the silver screen, and ...
