film review: Be Kind Rewind (2008)

March 19, 2008 // 2 Comments

Be Kind Rewind is the latest film from director Michel Gondry. It stars Mos Def and Jack Black. I don’t think this is a good thing.

film review: In Bruges (2008)

February 23, 2008 // 5 Comments

Ireland doesn’t tend to feature much at the Academy Awards…

film review: Juno (2007)

February 18, 2008 // 1 Comment

You’ve probably heard of Juno; it’s the indie comedy which has been nominated for four Oscars

Ian Curtis died on May 18th, 1980. He was 23 years old. Control is a biographical film based on the 1995 memoirs of Ian Curtis’s wife, Deborah Curtis, entitled Touching From A Distance. It is directed by acclaimed photographer and music video director Anton Corbijn. Shot in colour than transferred to black and white, Control […]

film review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008)

February 15, 2008 // 2 Comments

I’m a big fan of Tim Burton, the only film of his that I haven’t seen is Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, but I would be remiss if I didn’t say that I think his output has been somewhat inconsistent.

film review: Cloverfield (2008)

February 1, 2008 // 2 Comments

From the team that brought you Felicity, Cloverfield is a heart-warming tale of a man searching for a love that he had tried to deny. Kind of.

film review: Knocked Up (2007)

January 12, 2008 // 1 Comment

Judd Apatow has had a very successful few years… between Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy, The 40-year Old Virgin and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, he’s been involved in some of the biggest comedy films in the last four years. While 2006 was quiet in terms of releases he obviously spent the […]

film review: No Country For Old Men (2007)

January 11, 2008 // No Comment

film review: The Science of Sleep (2006)

January 10, 2008 // 4 Comments

Until a few years ago Michel Gondry was primarily known as a music video director.