Movies

    Friday 13 November 2009

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox - Movie Review

    Fantastic Mr. Fox - Movie Review
    Wes Anderson tries his hand at comedy with first class results in this retelling of the children’s tale.  Using classic handmade stop motion animation techniques, he takes us back to a warmer, friendlier cartoon era while retaining the story’s witty and somewhat adult edge.

  • Just Laugh! - Movie Review

    A great film about so too obvious to think about but so rare and valuable that we can never do it enough.

  • Women in Trouble - Movie Review

    Women in Trouble - Movie Review
    A good look at men dealing with women and a good look at the supposedly soft side of porn doesn’t make a good looking film.

  • Pirate Radio - Movie Review

    Pirate Radio - Movie Review
    Fun, fun, fun until the Prime Minister takes the T-Bird away.

  • Thursday 12 November 2009

  • The Messenger - Movie Review

    The Messenger - Movie Review
    This film will be too much for some viewers because of the spot-on antiwar statement but the story is tight and the performances powerful.

  • Tuesday 10 November 2009

  • 2012 - Movie Review

    2012 - Movie Review
    Roland Emmerich’s up to his familiar old ways – “My films are bigger, louder and splashier than yours are!” and while that may be true, it doesn’t make them good or worthy. 

  • The Box - Movie Review

    The Box - Movie Review
    One wonders why The Box is released now, during Oscar season and not buried in shame in January or February. 

  • The Wedding Song (Le chant des mariées) - Movie Review

    César nominee writer/director Karin Albou summons a genie with this pair of love stories, set in the worst of times, that challenge loyalties to the limit.

  • You Cannot Start Without Me: Valery Gergiev, Maestro

    An unabashed sales job for symphonic Russian legend Valery Gergiev produces some of the most beautiful music in any video as well as some insight into the current maestro of maestros.

  • Friday 06 November 2009

  • A Christmas Carol - Movie Review

    A Christmas Carol - Movie Review
    Jim Carrey plays eight roles in this stupendously visual reworking of Charles Dickens’ iconic holiday tale; he delivers each character in unique ways, through accent, facial expression, and carriage. 

  • Thursday 05 November 2009

  • Resting Places - Movie Review

    Resting Places - Movie Review
    What are all those crosses on the highway, who puts them there and how do I build my own?  An inventive documentary that pries open a Pandora’s Box of emotion.