JAWDANCE III – The camera failed me
The open mic poetry fest that is Jawdance bore its pearly whites once more in East Londons Rich Mix Arts Centre and this time (27 …
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Film Review: THIS AIN’T CALIFORNIA: This ain’t real either, dude
'Only this hat is real,' explains Marten Persiel, director of THIS AIN'T CALIFORNIA When is a documentary not a documentary? Certa…
Film Review: BLOOD TIES: well-intentioned, but an anaemic remake
I cannot see BLOOD TIES, Guillaume Canets fourth film as director, being a hit outside of France and even there its commercial pe…
Explaining why FREE BIRDS is worth seeing to a young child – warning doesn’t contain spoilers
The animated film FREE BIRDS, directed by Jimmy Hayward (whose credits include HORTON HEARS A WHO and JONAH HEX more like JONAH S…
Film Review: IN FEAR: driving in circles
Picture: Left to right: Jamie Graham (TOTAL FILM), director Jeremy Lovering and actress Alice Englert introduces IN FEAR IN FEAR, …
Film Review: DRINKING BUDDIES: not such a tasty beverage
When I go and see a film called DRINKING BUDDIES, I have a certain expectation. The film has to be about two or more guys (could b…
Film Review: THE YOUNG AND PRODIGIOUS T S SPIVET – moments of unbridled cinematic joy
The French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet is at his best when he interrupts a story with a list of things he likes, humorously illust…
Film Review: SHORT TERM 12: compassionate care can make a difference
In the British equivalent of SHORT TERM 12, a drama about vulnerable teenagers in protective custody, the system would completely …
Imagined Negotiation: Selling SNOWPIERCER to an American audience
American audiences are still waiting to see SNOWPIERCER, the English language French comic book-inspired hit Korean movie co-writt…
Larry Oliver – Diary of a Film Reviewer – 1 to 31 October 2013
Tuesday 1 October 2013 If procrastination has a name, Ill tell you tomorrow. Kumar returned to his Future Film Steering Group, a v…
