Christianity is a subject rife for film making, and has been for decades. Anything from hard-hitting documentaries to nativity stories and comedies to action films, the holy book seems to provide a limitless breeding ground for movies in almost all genres. But it’s hard to make a comedy about about
By Annie Rooke ‘Who Needs Enemies’ is the dark and twisted new British ‘gangsta’ tale directed by first time writer/director Peter Stylianou. Notably the music works excellently with the plot as well as the dark cinematography which shows a grim side to London. British newcomer Kris Johnson excels as the thug Chris.
Reviewing a silent film is … tricky. What the forefathers of cinema achieved, experimenting with an infant art form and essentially creating the rules for a whole new means of storytelling, cannot be underestimated. However, a century of change in filmic technology, storytelling techniques and, as a result of those,
By George Butler. Sandor Stern's film adaptation of Andrew Neiderman's novel of the same name is an interesting reflection of the relationship between Leon, a paranoid schizophrenic and his sister Ursula. David Hewlett steals the show as Leon although this may have a lot to do with the fact that paired with
By Annie Rooke Written, produced and starring British funny man Steve Coogan, Philomena is a heart wrenching yet entertaining true story of a woman trying to find her long lost son. Judi Dench once more proves she is a national legend by superbly playing the lovable and naïve Philomena. Steve Coogan
