Life of Riley review
Life of Riley sees renowned French director Alain Resnais, who sadly passed away last year, returning for one last time to the work of playwright Alan Ayckbourn. The resulting film shows just how much he was still experimenting in his old age, albeit with unsatisfying results. Ayckbourn and Resnais’ engage with ideas of artificiality and a self-reflexive playfulness, … Read more
Everly review
Back in 2007, Joe Lynch‘s directorial debut proved to be a very pleasant surprise. But ahead of release, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End was maybe not looking so promising. It was a sequel to a film that wasn’t particularly good to begin with and certainly didn’t feel like it was begging for a follow up. Lynch had a low budget, a straight … Read more
Project Almanac review
Project Almanac is the latest in a long line of high concept found footage movies that feature a group of teens up to some kind of mischief. The hook this time is time travel. David Raskin (Jonny Weston) finds a time machine in his basement, and with his buddies gets it working again. Once it’s running, … Read more
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus is another attenuated remake from Spike Lee
Bill Gunn’s Ganja & Hess is a thrilling picture filled with heady ideas. It can be read as a mediation on African-American identity, on addiction, obsession, black assimilation and even as a savage critique of organised religion. But it is also a waking nightmare of a film, with Gunn delivering something that is as evocative visually … Read more