Filmmaker Elia Suleiman was the first Palestinian filmmaker to play in competition at the Cannes Film Festival with his 2002 film Divine Intervention, winning the Jury Prize. His latest film is a fantastic fusion of absurdist theatre and poignant autobiography, a sweeping panorama composed of the small moments that make up a half-century in the […]
With a cast that includes John Hurt, Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, Tom Wilkinson, Steven Berkoff and Joanne Whalley, you’d be forgiven for thinking that there must be something very special indeed about the script of 44 Inch Chest. Just how do you round up so much English talent in one East-end crime flick? The answer’s […]
A moody lament on the predatory nature of genius, this is one to sit back and let the volatile music, gorgeous production design and distinctly art-house feel of the film wash over you. Based on a novel (and screenplay) by British writer Chris Greenhalgh – and rumours that there was indeed an affair between Chanel […]
Charlize Theron and Kim Bassinger star in an intriguing drama where past and present are brought together to reveal how you can be redeemed through love. Separated by time and space, Theron plays Sylvia, an emotionally strangled woman confronted by her past, whilst Bassinger plays Gina, dealing with a new affair that is dividing her […]
As an intrepid young film reviewer, I once had to swallow my pride, don a pair of 3D glasses, and sit through the Hannah Montana concert movie Best of Both Worlds. Having now seen the latest Miley Cyrus venture, The Last Song, I am at risk of heavily plagiarising myself in this review, for I […]
With the clock ticking on the Harry Potter series, the hunt is apparently on for the next potential franchise to open the hearts and wallets of hundreds of millions of young cinemagoers worldwide. We recently had the pleasure of meeting Percy Jackson from the Rick Riordan novels, a fun modern take on the legends of […]
If it’s relief from 3D action or children’s holiday fantasy that you need, then this French drama is welcome indeed. Nominated for nine Cesar Awards, (it was no sin at all to have been beaten in just about every category by the standout thriller A Prophet) Welcome is a humane and touching story of a […]
I was surprised to read about a recent spate of Cougar Conventions across the country, at which the younger men in attendance (the “cubs”) voted for their favourite older women. As for the Cougars themselves, they were being encouraged to overcome their irrational bias against younger men, who are apparently better because they have more […]
Like a road-movie with a flat tire, this is a dull 1950’s journey along Route 66 in the company of a young man, his mother and brother, searching for….well, not much. And they find it – everywhere. Loosely based on the childhood of actor George Hamilton, it’s an overwritten and witless comedy, long on trivial […]
You’ve heard those urban legend horror stories about unsuspecting folk who get picked up in bars and wake up the next morning in a bath full of ice with their kidneys removed? I am terrified something similar might have happened to me – I think I may have had a humour by-pass without realising it. […]
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