CURRENT REVIEWS
L’atalante (0)
18/1/12 •
Jean Vigo’s story of two newly-weds on a barge is magical, ethereal and romantic, but with dashes of surrealism and social realism.
Review by Eithne Farry
AFR (0)
17/1/12 •
Politics has, surprisingly, not been a target for the mockumentary as often as one might imagine.
Review by Neil Mitchell
Tatsumi (0)
13/1/12 •
Manga-ka Tatsumi’s classic tales reveal a downside to Japan’s economic boom, concentrating on the alienated and ground-down beset by warped sexual obsessions, degradation at the workplace and humiliation at home.
Review by Mark Stafford
Margin Call (0)
13/1/12 •
Based loosely on the sudden demise of Lehman Brothers, Margin Call is a nuanced, intriguing look at the events that led to the bank’s implosion and to the wider, global financial crisis.
Review by Sarah Cronin
Shame (0)
10/1/12 •
Is Steve McQueen’s much anticipated second film a truly great film or does it fall short?
Double take review by John Bleasdale and Sarah Cronin
Cross of Love (0)
06/1/12 •
A montage of tempestuous winds and angry waves: within seconds of the opening of Cross of Love (1945), Tulio makes sure we know discord will ensue.
Review by Julian Ross
I’m Still Here (3)
05/1/12 •
Few mockumentaries have received as much media attention as I’m Still Here, although this is largely due to the manner in which the press was coerced into participating in the project.
Review by John Berra
PREVIOUS REVIEWS
recent Comic Strip Reviews
04/1/12 •
The Blair Witch Project14/12/11 •
The Ides of March04/10/11 •
Quatermass and the Pit05/9/11 •
Black Heaven01/8/11 •
The Silent House
recent DVDs
20/1/12 •
Punishment Park17/1/12 •
AFR05/1/12 •
I’m Still Here04/1/12 •
The Blair Witch Project12/12/11 •
Best DVD/Blu-ray Releases of 2011
recent Films
25/1/12 •
The Curse18/1/12 •
L’atalante13/1/12 •
Tatsumi13/1/12 •
Margin Call10/1/12 •
Shame
recent Online Movies
27/10/11 •
Things We’d Have Missed without Them17/7/11 •
Immaterial17/5/11 •
Plinkett’s Secret Army18/4/11 •
In an Alien Fashion10/3/11 •
Paper Theatre
