Despite its popularity with indie film lovers, mumblecore is a genre that purposely remains firmly in the dark. Brothers Mark and Jay Duplass co-founded the movement but not the name …
Secret In Their Eyes, The
A beautifully tragic tale of how a violent crime ripples through the lives around it, realised through wonderful direction and breathtaking performances. When it was announced at last years Academy …
Winter's Bone
The country. For a townie, is there anyplace scarier than the country? Bad things happen in the country. If the movies have taught us nothing else it’s that the country …
Illusionist, The (French)
If ever a film deserved the term ‘whimsical’ it’s French animator Sylvain Chomet’s follow-up to the eye-wateringly, teeth-grindingly, irritatingly whimsical Belleville Rendez-Vous. Not to be confused with the tricksy Ed …
Step Up 3D
Toe-tapping soundtrack and stunning choreography just about keep this dance movie afloat. Dance films have rapidly become mainstream film’s go-to genre for packing in the over-excitable teens. The reasons for …
Twilight An Obsession
A documentary charting the phenomenon that is Twilight and how the stars of the films have become some of the most recognised people on the planet. Love it or hate …
Gold Rush, The
Like all great films, Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush has classic comedy moments that are endlessly referenced in various films, such as Johnny Depp homage in Benny and Joon (1993), …
Psychosis DVD
A buy the numbers horror thriller that wants to be The Shinning but feels more like a badly lit room in a student dorm. Ask yourself what you want from …
Splintered
WARNING! MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! Sometimes there’s nothing more enjoyable than a bad movie. Sometimes it just doesn’t matter that the screenwriter couldn’t write the F-word on a dusty Venetian blind, …
Down Terrace DVD/BR
Not-so-happy families ensue in this brilliantly dark comedy about low-level gangsters in Brighton. The British gangster film has rapidly become something of a joke. Rife with diamond geezers, predictable plots …