Why Aleksei German’s Hard To Be A God is worth the wait
One of the most painstakingly constructed sci-fi films you’ll ever see, and it’s full of mud and persecution.
Blu-ray Essentials: Leave Her to Heaven
We think some Blu-ray discs are too good to pass up. Here’s our first Essential.
Wreck-It Ralph’s Playful Retelling of Recent American Political and Economic History
Whilst film-makers often deliberately infuse their films with messages relating to current concerns – the allegorical explorations by Romero in his zombie films immediately spring to mind – more subtle or even subconsciousness reflections of recent events often find their way into films. In the following piece I explore the way in which Wreck-It Ralph, … Read more
Zero Dark Thirty – Torture, Revenge and a Question for America
Following an opening featuring a black screen and the sounds of 9/11 calls ,which lasts for a deeply uncomfortable period of time despite actually being relatively short, Zero Dark Thirty moves into more scenes which are well played to upset and discomfort an audience. We are introduced to the lead, Maya (Jessica Chastain), who is … Read more