By Richard Haridy May 7, 2013 French-Canadian Xavier Dolan is truly the definition of a wunderkind. Only 23 years old, he’s already made three critically acclaimed feature films, all of which premiered at Cannes. His latest, Laurence Anyways – a nearly three-hour opus telling the story of a transsexual man in the late 1980s and […]
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Kill for love – Sightseers review
April 30, 2013 
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By Richard Haridy April 30, 2013 Ben Wheatley is one of the most promising young directors to come out of the UK of late. His first feature, Down Terrace, was a sharp, tense, and comic chamber piece, whilst his following film, Kill List, was simply the best, most horrifying genre flick this writer had seen […]
Read moreChurn after reading – Butter review
April 16, 2013 0 Comments
By Richard Haridy April 16, 2013 Butter is a dark satirical comedy set in the highly relatable world of competitive butter carving. When Hugh Jackman appeared as an all-American used car salesman, I realised I was watching something special. Not special in a good way, mind you, but special in a ‘why the hell does […]
Read moreYoung guns – Red Dawn review
April 3, 2013 0 Comments
By Richard Haridy April 2, 2013 John Milius‘ 1984 film Red Dawn was a jingoistic fever-dream straight from the right-wing heartland of the United States. It banked on the Soviet paranoia of the era to show what would happen if America was invaded. This remake (shot in 2009) replaces the Russians with North Koreans, and […]
Read moreLost in translation – Casa de Mi Padre review
March 25, 2013 0 Comments
By Richard Haridy March 25, 2013 If you’ve ever wished Will Ferrell would make a spoof of Mexican soap operas – mixed with a bit of spaghetti western and performed entirely in the Spanish language – then do I have news for you! Casa de Mi Padre is without a doubt the strangest, most niche […]
Read moreTrailer Debut: Alan Partridge is in Alpha Papa
March 21, 2013 0 Comments
The long-awaited Alan Partridge movie is getting closer and our first taste of the project is this goofy teaser. It’s hard to tell how much of this trailer is actually pointing towards content in the film; all it comprises of is Alan and others discussing what the title should be. They decide it will be […]
Read moreTake a picture – Dead Europe review
March 19, 2013 0 Comments
By Richard Haridy March 19, 2013 Christos Tsiolkas’ 2005 novel, Dead Europe, is as close to unfilmable as they come. Its sharply bifurcated structure and transgressive tone contained explicit moments that could never be directly transferred to celluloid. Director Tony Krawitz certainly can’t be faulted for his ambition, yet, despite some magnificent technical credits, his […]
Read moreRunning up that hill – Silent Hill: Revelation review
March 6, 2013 0 Comments
By Richard Haridy March 6, 2013 Silent Hill: Revelation is quite an amazing achievement. It manages to not only contort itself into a form that is simultaneously convoluted and stupid but it also skilfully avoids any audience engagement despite a tumultuous whirl of spectacle and noise. It’s an authentically bad piece of filmmaking. Sadly, not […]
Read moreChop me up – American Mary review
February 19, 2013 0 Comments
By Richard Haridy February 19, 2013 A disturbing horror flick set in the seedy underground world of body modification is a great premise. For at least two-thirds of American Mary, writer-director team Jen and Sylvia Soska set up what looks to be a cult classic. This sensational opening makes the disappointing final act hurt all […]
Read moreEverybody needs good neighbours – The Oranges review
February 12, 2013 0 Comments
By Richard Haridy February 12, 2013 The Oranges is a light, inoffensive, suburban dramedy about infidelity. Despite a strong cast, it’s an empty, pointless exercise in turning an interesting story into a vanilla confection. David (Hugh Laurie) and Terry (Oliver Platt) are best friends who live across the street from each other in a movie-styled […]
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