How do you transform a B-grade action/thriller into an ultra stylish neo noir? Give it to director Nicolas Winding Refn to direct apparently. This year’s
Month: August 2011
MIFF 2011 Blog-a-thon: Part 14
I’ve always suspected that chess was the past-time for geniuses and madmen and the documentary Bobby Fischer Against the World does seem to confirm this.
MIFF 2011 Blog-a-thon: Part 13
After being a little disappointed by Sion Sono’s Cold Fish, I was hoping I would enjoy Guilty of Romance a bit more and thankfully I
MIFF 2011 Blog-a-thon: Part 12
Despite being very fatigued yesterday morning I found Once Upon a Time in Anatolia utterly engaging. Focusing on only a small number of characters for
Film review – The Beaver (2011)
The Beaver is one of the strangest and most inconsistent dramas in recent years. The core idea of having Mel Gibson play a middle-aged man
MIFF 2011 Blog-a-thon: Part 11
There have been a lot of films at this year’s festival with a focus on children, with I Am Eleven and Tomboy being the happier
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