Image: Paramount Pictures 2/5 Stars Paranormal Activity as a whole has become something of an addiction; I feel inclined to roll my eyes when each new film is announced, but I feel far too dedicated […]
Film | Frozen – Disney's seasonal treat will thaw even the coldest of hearts
video: Walt Disney Studios It took Disney years to find a family-friendly way into Hans Christian Andersen’s bleak fairytale ‘The Snow Queen’, in which a young girl must rescue her beloved from a witch who […]
Photography | All About Bond: Photographs by Terry O'Neill
Since the launch of Dr No in 1962, Terry O’Neill has been the agent of choice for documenting the most famous spy of all time and a cult phenomenon all over the world – James […]
LIFF | Stranger by the Lake – An erotic thriller that's neither erotic nor thrilling
video: Les Films du Worso Stranger by the Lake has been leaving its mark on the festival circuit. Half thriller, half gay love story, it won the Cannes Best Director Award for Alain Guiraudi and […]
Film | Don Jon – Not even Scarlett Johansson can come between a man and his porn
photo: Relativity Media “His body, his pad, his ride, his family, his church, his boys, his girls and his porn”. Jon (Joseph Gordon Levitt) seems to have it all sorted, until stunning dime Barbara (Scarlett […]
Film | The Counsellor – Cormac McCarthy's original screenplay is not the next No Country for Old Men
image: 20th Century Fox It isn’t hard to see why Cormac McCarthy’s first foray into feature film screenwriting garnered such a strong production team. Directed by Ridley Scott, the likes of Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, […]
Film | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Slaying the competition
photo: Lionsgate Entertainment 4/5 Stars It says an awful lot when a film franchise can peddle exactly the same story twice and somehow render it better the second time around. Admittedly The Hunger Games: Catching […]
Film | Review – Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton – A solid documentary on influential hip hop label Stones Throw
video: Jeff Broadway 4/5 In taking on the history of LA hip hop label Stones Throw and its owner, Peanut Butter Wolf, director Jeff Broadway takes a largely chronological approach. Broadway traces the personal history […]
Film | Fifty shades of blue – Two views on Blue is the Warmest Colour
photo: Quat’sous Films 3/5 Stars For the first time ever this year, the Palme d’Or was awarded to the two leads of Blue is the Warmest Colour as well as the director, who is usually […]
Leeds International Film Festival | Highlights Roundup
photo: Cold Eyes, Zip Cinema Cold Eyes (2013) An adaptation of Nai-Hoi Yau’s Hong Kong crime thriller Eye in the Sky, South Korean directors Ui-seok Jo and Byung-seo Kim portray the chaos and collusions of […]
Leeds International Film Festival | Editors' Highlights
image: Mifune Prodocutions Co. Ltd. Joanna’s Highlight Faythe Levine and Sam Macon’s documentary about sign painting may sound a little dull, but it is a testament to both their skill as documentary-makers and the […]
Film | Captain Phillips – Nothing short of brilliant
image: Michael de Luca Productions 4/5 Stars Before I watched Captain Phillips, I was worried it would be the usual one-sided Hollywood portrayal of American triumph and endeavour in the face of adversity. Within the […]