Director Neil Jordan’s (The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire) latest film is a remake of the 1955 French classic Bob le Flambeur about a
Author: Thomas Caldwell
Writer, broadcaster, film critic and film programmer.
The Master of Consensual Manipulation
Contribution to The Question Spielberg: A Symposium The films of Steven Spielberg are often derided for their populist appeal. However this quick judgement is often
Film review – Marie-Jo and Her 2 Lovers (2002)
French director Robert Guédiguian’s tale of anguish and infidelity concerns Marie-Jo (Ariane Ascaride), a conflicted middle-aged woman who loves her husband and lover whom she has
Film review – All or Nothing (2002)
English director Mike Leigh (Naked, Topsy-Turvy) seems right at home with All Or Nothing since it is another “English Miserablism” film about bleak and unhappy
Film review – Solaris (2002)
With Solaris the diverse and talented director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Out of Sight) has commendably tackled the philosophical potential of the science fiction genre. George
Book review – The Artist as Monster: The Cinema of David Cronenberg
Beard, William, The Artist as Monster: The Cinema of David Cronenberg, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 2001 William Beard’s extensive critical analysis of the cinema
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