Interview: Discussing ‘Appropriate Behaviour’ with writer/director/star Desiree Akhavan
“The very core of these messages are sexist. But I get it. It’s a machine. We’re trying to make it palatable to an audience that isn’t used to women being … Continue reading
Virgin Mountain (2015) – Berlin Film Festival 2015
Director: Dagur Kari Duration: 94 minutes (Iceland/Denmark) **** Considerably overweight and out of love. Cruelly bullied by the brutes in the work place and showing signs of arrested development at … Continue reading
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
*** Directed: Adam McKay Duration: 119 minutes (US) Comedy films, especially modern comedy films, face the eternal dilemma; how to stretch an exciting premise and/or characters into a feature length … Continue reading
The World’s End (2013)
*** Dir: Edgar Wright Duration: 109 minutes (2013) (UK) Gang on the run. Pegg, Frost & Co unite for the third instalment in the proclaimed ‘Cornetto Trilogy’. However, is this … Continue reading
Monsters University (2013)
***** Directed: Dan Scanlon Duration: 110 minutes (2013) (US) Pixar bring back Mike and Sulley for a journey retracing their college days. It is a trick that enables pratfalls, truculence … Continue reading
Sundance London: A Diary – Days 3 and 4
Seeing as Sundance is about to fade into a fond memory, it makes sense to distil the second half of the festival into one single entry. I am sure I … Continue reading
Sundance London: A Diary – Day 2
The second day of Sundance brought a more limited experience for this writer (days 3 and 4 brought an abundance of panel discussions and films, so please bear with me). … Continue reading
Robot & Frank (2012)
*** Dir: Jake Schreier Duration: 130 mins (2012) The shape of things to come? Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for the new millennia? A meditation on old age, dependency and … Continue reading
Review: Sightseers (2012)
**** Dir: Ben Wheatley Dur: 88 mins (UK) ‘If you should go down to the woods today….’ Comedic highs and bludgeoning blows in this rampaging caravanning holiday. The caravanning … Continue reading
Review: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)
**** Dir: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon Duration: 93 minutes (2012) (US) The gang is back for another cross-continental jaunt in a surprisingly effective (and very funny) entry for … Continue reading
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