Category: Film
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
So I finally got round to seeing this (those that know me would know that I don’t usually watch films during the hype) and I have to say it was worth the wait. So lets start with what the film is about, it centres around a mother losing a daughter in a horrific murder with […]
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Masaan (2015)
Well, what can I say about this film except that you need to watch it. Masaan is a multilayered film featuring several characters at a certain point in life which they can either let define them or make them stronger. The film starts with a young girl (Devi) watching porn before meeting a young boy […]
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Quiz Show (1994)
1994 was a golden time for films, Pulp Fiction, The Shawshank Redemption, Forest Gump, Four Weddings and a Funeral and The Lion King, incidentally only four of these was nominated for Best Picture Oscar what was the other? It was Quiz Show (if this question ever comes up in a quiz). Quiz Show is loosely […]
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Unbroken (2014)
Ok, you may have heard that this is the film Angelina Jolie directed and that it was written by the Cohen brothers, if not, great, if so let’s leave all of this information at the back of your mind and come to this afresh, which is exactly what I did and I am glad I […]
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Mandala (1981)
The Korean Film Festival continued into its second season of Korean Film Night cinema with ‘Rebels With A Cause’ perspective. The season ran between July and August at the Korean Cultural Centre and focused on individuals (students, everyday workers, teachers, monks and soldiers) who have rebelled against the norms of society. Over the course of […]
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The Love Witch (2016)
I have to admit I have watched this film on numerous occasions and even more since it came out on DVD – you might think ‘why?’ Ok let me divulge. From the opening scene when the titles appear in front of Elaine’s eyes you are hooked and drawn into a hypnotic dreamlike world of witchcraft, […]
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
From the opening shot of open heart surgery being performed with Schubert’s Stabat Mater in the background we are pulled into a surreal and dark world inhabited by strange characters. The Killing is the latest film by Yorgos Lanthimos whose previous work was the excellent and well received The Lobster. There are similarities between the […]
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Talk To Her (2002)
Love is the saddest thing when it goes away, like that Jobim song, Marco says to Lydia. He is describing his last failed relationship, Lydia says she needs to talk to him as he has been talking throughout their conversation, he smiles and agrees to talk later, it never happens. This is a Almodovar film […]
The Cheshire Cat Smile 