Life During Wartime
Trying to organise the thoughts I have on exiting Life During Wartime is quite difficult, not least because I found myself rather bored and restless during the hour and a half I invested in it. On the box the film appeared to contain everything I look for in this type of film, shameless Indie, described [...]
The Road
Based on the novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy, the John Hillcoat directed film The Road was a tense, thrilling and emotional piece of cinematic genius. I haven’t read the book, so have no frame of comparison, however I didn’t feel like anything was left out, there were no plot points I wasn’t [...]
Whip It
The directorial debut of Tom Green divorcee Drew Barrymore, Whip It is actually an endearing story of a small town indie/goth girl who enters the hardcore world of Roller Derby. Of course this goes against the morals of her religious, pageant contest loving mother, who would much rather Ellen Page’s protagonist don a pretty dress [...]
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Choosing a place to start describing The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is as complicated as the film itself. Heath Ledger‘s final performance, although he didn’t live to finish filming the entire film. Cameo appearances covering for Mr Ledger from Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law. Not to mention the inaugural performance from Lily Cole [...]
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