The American Review
George Clooney stars in Anton Corbijn’s The American as hired assassin Jack, a man on the verge of retirement and in the midst of a unique type of mid-life crisis. Following an opening sequence in which Jack is attacked he hides in a remote Italian village informing his handler/boss/agent Pavel (Johan Leysen) that he wants … Read more
Polisse Review
Writer, director and actor Maiwenn’s new film, Polisse, is a dramatic feature about a Parisian Police Child Protection Unit that absorbs one in its often difficult and upsetting subject matter but also struggles with its challenging tone. Weaving a variety of overlapping stories together, we are told in an opening title card that these are … Read more
Black Death Review
Black Death is the latest film from British director Christopher Smith (Creep, Severance and Triangle) and stars Sean Bean and Eddie Redmayne. The film takes place in 1348, a year when the plague had already begun wiping out large populations across Europe and the year it hit UK shores. The plague brought with it fear … Read more
Final Destination 5: Premonitions, Rules And Flying Limbs
At the heart of the Final Destination film series is a pretty dopey high concept, that death doesn’t like to be “cheated”. They rest on a set up in which a group of people manage to survive an elaborate disaster through the actions of one member, who has a premonition. Then the survivors begin to … Read more