Tag: Movie
-
Buffalo ’66.
Vincent Gallo has always been a controversial figure. He is remarkably unpopular with some particular critics and film writers and his dramatic criticism of legendary film critic Roger Ebert left Gallo lacking in credibility. His filmography is still quite young and fresh and there is room for growth. Having only directed a small handful of…
-
Religulous.
A documentary that explores religion, faith and human kind’s ability to believe or deceive ourselves when it comes to God, Religulous is a tricky film to even begin to review. The subject provokes strong reactions from almost all of us; whether atheist, agnostic or theist. Despite personal opinion and belief, the only way to analyse this film…
-
Behind the Candelabra.
Being only two decades old, there was something about Michael Douglas’ performance in Behind the Candelabra that I was never going to fully understand. Archive footage of documentaries and performances are the only experience and knowledge I have of the real Liberace. Steven Soderbergh’s latest release was turned down by movie studios in America as nobody seemed to want…
-
Chaplin.
After watching, and thoroughly enjoying, The Kid, I felt it was an appropriate time to watch Richard Attenborough’s Chaplin. This biographical film displays the life of Charlie Chaplin from his difficult childhood, his rise to success to his personal struggles with his work and his women. The film has a rather clichéd format as we join an elderly Charlie…
-
Spring Breakers.
Harmony Korine’s new film has promised to divide audiences from the release of its first teaser trailer. Taking several actresses famous for their sweet, innocent work for America’s Disney Channel and mixing them in with a world of drugs, promiscuity, greed and violence, Spring Breakers creates a darker image of Spring break. It is hard to summarise the film…
-
Elvis, A Gig & A Ghost: The Dodge Brothers – A Review.
As the 19th Bradford Film Festival comes to a close, it is time to reflect on certain highlights. Amongst the films, Q&As, talks and events there were certain contributions that provided those attending the festival with a sense of fun and energy. Prior to the festival, I was excited at the prospect of watching The…
-
Stoker.
It is understandable why some people have taken a really strong dislike to Stoker. Firstly, the trailer led us to believe it was going to be a very different film, moving at a much more rapid pace than it turned out to do. Secondly, the style and genre of the film is particularly unique and hard to…
-
All Aboard for Carnforth Station…
A very quick entry to express my excitement for my plans this weekend. I will be visiting Carnforth Station, the setting of my favourite film of all time, Brief Encounter. http://www.carnforthstation.co.uk/ I will write up a summary of the experience as soon as I can. Thanks for reading and let’s all keep supporting our beloved film…
-
Absence of Magic.
I’ve just got back from watching Magic Mike. It turned out to be a dreary and heartless piece of cinema. I was so disappointed. I am not certain of what I was really expecting but it was a complete shambles. If you are going to see this film for a giggle and to peek at some muscles…
Hannah McHaffie 