Directors: Suroosh Alvi, Eddy Moretti; Running Time: 84 min. I’ve watched a few films about Iraq recently and learned some things that the mainstream media has failed to cover, but none has brought to the table what this film does. Read more…
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Directed by: Oliver Parker. Cast: Neve Campbell, Shirley Henderson, Alexandra Maria, Anna Maxwell Martin, Oana Pellea, Danny Huston. Rated: U. Running Time: 90 minutes. There was something slightly off about this film and I am not entirely sure what it Read more…
Directed by: Jeroen Berkvens. Running Time: 48 Mins. One can watch something sad and not be left with sadness as the abiding impression – that is how this film struck me. In the same way that Nick Drake’s music can Read more…
Directed by: John Huston. Cast: Angelica Huston, Frank Patterson, Kate O\’Toole. Rated: U. Running Time: 83 minutes. Some times a voiceover will work and sometimes it won\’t – it strikes me that it is often less wise to do this Read more…
Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar. Cast: Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas. Rated: PG-13. Running Time: 125 minutes. This was an emotionally involving film which fully engaged me as a viewer. It dealt with a delicate subject in a way that Read more…
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch. Cast: Bill Murray, Julie Delpy, Jeffrey Wright. Rated: 15. Running Time: 106 minutes. Who doesn\’t get sick of that need that most Hollywood films have for closure? Doesn\’t everyone sometimes want a film that is a Read more…
Directed by: Julien Temple. Rated: 15. Running Time: 124 Mins. I\’ve wanted to see this since it came out – I remember hearing the news that Strummer had passed away and it was one of those things that knocked you Read more…
Directed by: Jon Avnet. Cast: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, William Forsythe, Deborah Kara Unger. Rated: R. Running Time: 108 minutes. It seems like a topsy turvy world where an Al Pacino movie doesn\’t make the grade, but I Read more…
Directed by: Kimberly Peirce. Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rob Brown, Channing Tatum, Victor Rasuk. Rated: R. Running Time: 112 Mins. I have to admit that before this film I was totally unaware of the whole idea of Stop-Loss, where Read more…
Directed by: Phil Donahue, Ellen Spiro. Rated: Unrated. Running Time: 87 Mins. This is the story of Tomas Young, a veteran who was paralysed by a bullet to the spine during the war in Iraq. It takes us through his Read more…