For a moment it seemed like this one was going to be so bad it might just be good. But…nah, it’s just bad. With the mushometer maxed out, and a score that starts on overdrive and heads for overbearing, this ridiculously melodramatic tale of forbidden love tries to bury its narrative flaws with a colourful […]
If you enjoy a good underdog tale, take up an eyewitness view at silly mid-off for this rousing celebration of one of the greatest cricket teams of the modern era. Starting with their humiliating defeat in Australia in 1975 at the hands of Lillee, Thomson and the Chappell brothers, this documentary charts the transformation of […]
“If I finish life with more than two quid in my pocket then I’ve made a miscalculation.” So says Guy Martin, the good looking bad boy of motor-cycle racing, and every documentary filmmaker’s dream subject: outrageous, funny, charming and dressed in leathers – a man who always has a story to tell when he […]
The film may be billed “charming” but I’m not quite so sure the same applies to Oliver Tate, its central character. But then, what 15-year-old is? It’s an awkward, angst-ridden and - let’s face it - ugly stage of life. Actor turned writer/director Richard Ayoade (yes, he’s Moss from The IT Crowd) pieces together an […]
Wordy drama written for the theatre rarely makes for great cinema, and Michael Rymer’s Face to Face is a perfect example of the challenges a filmmaker faces in transforming a dialogue-driven story set in one room into a big screen experience. And whilst he definitely makes the best of it – with top-drawer performances and […]
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