Nobody Else But You Review
Wider aspirations dominate proceedings in Gerald Hustache-Mathieu’s frothy thriller, Nobody Else But You, both in the filmmaking and the story itself. Nobody Else But You focuses on a recently deceased character, local pin-up turned weather girl and cheese mascot Martine Langevin (Sophie Quinton). Martine adopts the stage name Candice Lecoeur, following her ‘discovery’ at a … Read more
Battle Royale Review
Originally released in 2000 Battle Royale was a mini phenomenon in its native Japan and also overseas, aided somewhat by the controversy that surrounded it. When the Japanese censorship board, Eirin, checked a rough cut of the film they pointed out particular scenes that they felt should be cut, advice that director Kinji Fukasaku ignored. … Read more
Cross of Iron Review
Through his films Sam Peckinpah frequently explored the relationships between men and violence and the relationships between men thrust together, but Cross of Iron stands out as being his only foray into the war film genre, although films such as The Wild Bunch and Major Dundee certainly flirt with similar thematic concerns. In venturing into … Read more
Stanley Kubrick’s Cinematic Lolita
Stanley Kubrick’s 1962 film Lolita, adapted from Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel of the same name, is a fascinating example of a cinematic adaptation and one that is oddly under-discussed within Kubrick’s career, even though it was something of a cause célèbre at the time of its release. The novel upon which the film is based is a … Read more