Reviews
Films Reviews (By Anticipation)
Diary of the Dead
It’s not lunchbox-peddling production designer George Lucas. Nor kiddie-torturing, Oscar-botherer Steven Spielberg. Nor is it Francis Ford Coppola, Hollywood’s finest vintner.
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I’m Not There
It was Hegel who suggested that history is governed by the diktats of ‘world-historical’ individuals.
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Lust, Caution
Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution is like a bespoke-suited City shark. Everything is manicured and polished.
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age
When a film as impressive as Elizabeth is followed by murmurs of a sequel, reactions tumble into two opposing camps.
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Evening
It’s very odd film that can discuss heart-blackening guilt, loveless marriage, pain and regret only to taper off into a dry-eyed ending
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Ratatouille
When you’re cooking, reveals chef Gusteau, “the only limit is your soul”. The same applies to Pixar, whose films to date haven’t so much been touched as manhandled by genius.
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Standard Operating Procedure
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Errol Morris, the grandee of documentary making and the poster boy for wannabe video journalists everywhere, has directed a dud.
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The Banishment
Andrei Zvyagintsev follows up The Return with another hypnotically beautiful and emotionally captivating tale of a loving marriage undone by masculine pride.
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Gomorrah
Matteo Garrone’s intelligent adaptation is an important statement for contemporary Italian cinema.
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Of Time and the City
Shown to unprecedented acclaim at Cannes, where it was presented in a special sold-out screening, Of Time and the City marks the welcome return to the screen of Terence Davies.
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Choke
Clark Gregg’s super-sharp romantic comedy debut adapted from the novel by Chuck Palahniuk.
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