The Congress review
The split between live-action and animation in Ari Folman’s The Congress, his follow-up to Waltz With Bashir, is a bold choice but one that seems a little hard to understand. It appears motivated by the desire to show the contrast between two worlds, but this a point made that is so simplistic that one reaches … Read more
Labor Day review
Jason Reitman never exactly strives for realism with Labor Day – an adaptation of Joyce Maynard’s novel of the same name – but he clearly didn’t intend for it to come across quite as inauthentic and contrived as it ultimately does. Beginning with a voiceover introduction to a close mother/son relationship between Adele (Kate Winslet) … Read more
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones 3D review
The new 3D version of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones was supposed to be released to US cinemas this September, with Revenge of the Sith following shortly after, but the purchase of Lucasfilm by Disney and their plans for an Episode VII appear to have gotten in the way of this release … Read more
Appropriate Behaviour review
Anyone playing Sundance Bingo at last year’s festival would have shouted ‘Full house!’ something like ten minutes into Appropriate Behaviour, so perfectly does this movie exemplify a certain ‘type’ of indie feature, the kind that often dominates the line up in Park City. But while Desiree Akhavan’s debut feature – she writes, directs and stars – may tread ground … Read more