Under the veneer of civilisation, what ancient desires and impulses lie in our unconscious, waiting to surface like a crocodile patiently waiting for its opportunity
Category: Film review
Film review – The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
Cinema is often at its best when it presents characters and stories that teeter on the edge of civilisation and morality. More interesting is when
Film review – The Hunt (2012)
‘What do you know about it? Who are you anyway? Who are you? Criminals? Are you proud of yourselves?’ pleads Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert
Film review – Iron Man 3 (2013)
One of the most fascinating examples of modern day mythology is the superhero narrative where god-like beings, or humans with the ability to be god-like,
Film review – No (2012)
The strange bedfellows of politics and publicity are at the heart of Pablo Larraín’s historical film about the 1988 Chilean referendum to decide if dictator
Film review – Warm Bodies (2013)
The last decade has seen a renewed interest in zombies in popular culture. While there are many literary and cultural variations on the cannibalistic undead