La Strada DVD Review
Before he hit the lofty heights of the critical adoration of his most famed films 8 ½ and La Dolce Vita, Federico Fellini had already created one masterpiece, and it almost broke him. Problematic from the start... Read More...
Harmonium Review
Koji Fukada’s Harmonium begins like a still, mirror-like pond. It’s quiet, beautiful and reveals little. This is the core of the film, a human drama that softly exposes the dynamics of its characters and relati... Read More...
Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them DVD Review
So often, studio execs are derided for draining every drop of worth from film franchises. You would be forgiven for perhaps sighing when presented with the information that the Harry Potter world was being revi... Read More...
The Olive Tree Review
When Iciar Bollain was selected for a lead part in Ken Loach’s Land and Freedom in 1995, due partly to her flaming red hair, perhaps only the Bollain herself knew what heights she would reach. Around the same t... Read More...
Bone Tomahawk DVD Review
From it’s bone-crunching beginning to it’s breathless ending, Bone Tomahawk never plays by the rules. Combining brutal action and dark comedy with a classic Western rescue mission, see The Searchers, at its cor... Read More...
Journey to the Shore DVD Review
It’s been a long journey for Kiyoshi Kurosawa to get here. He began with film criticism in Tokyo and began making 8mm films during his time there. He then travelled to the states to study filmmaking and never r... Read More...