“Is he ignorant or is he just plain evil?” That’s the question facing a group of mid-19th century pioneers, as the eponymous Meek (Bruce Greenwood) seems to be guiding them towards a lingering death rather than the Promised Land. Michelle… Continue Reading →
My knowledge of French history between Joan of Arc and the Reign of Terror is, I must confess, rather limited. Bertrand Tavernier’s sweeping romantic drama The Princess of Montpensier, isn’t going to make anyone an expert in 16th-century politics. But… Continue Reading →
A young girl tries to bring her estranged parents back together by contriving a mini-break at a charming Welsh inn. It might sound a bit like The Parent Trap, but The Halfway House is an intriguing but uneven wartime fantasy… Continue Reading →
I’ve never had any dealings with private detectives, Mr Rosow. I’ve seen them in Bogart films, though. Was that one of those kind of jokes? Those dry, sardonic detective jokes . . . I knew I was going to like… Continue Reading →
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFaTD9kljsU&w=560&h=315] Writer/director Massy Tadjedin’s Last Night shares its title with Don McKellar’s 1998 Canadian comedy drama about the end of the world. But despite recent biblical (non-) events, the only rapture on offer here is of the adulterous kind… Continue Reading →
It helps that Clara Augard looks like a real teenager and not one of those lip-glossed anorexic clones who populate US high-school dramas. With a title borrowed from Serge Gainsbourg, it should be no great surprise that Katell Quillévéré’s feature… Continue Reading →
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9pbgsEU-FE&w=480&h=390] At what point does a routine mid-life crisis turn into a full-scale Ripleyesque reinvention? Eric Lartigau’s The Big Picture explores the drastic measures taken by Parisian lawyer Paul Exben (Romain Duris), following his discovery of his wife’s infidelity…. Continue Reading →
Critics like to bang on about the sex scenes and nudity in the films of Nicolas Roeg. But let’s not forget the bold casting choices that saw old “rubber lips” Mick Jagger playing a louche gangster in Performance and the… Continue Reading →
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoHtIKBZUbM&w=640&h=390] With all the tanned flesh, shiny bodywork and Euro chic on display here, some of the early scenes did feel a bit like watching a car advert. Ferzan Ozpetek’s comedy drama Loose Cannons springs a few surprises –… Continue Reading →
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