Posted in July 2011 …

[MIFF ’11] Tomboy

Tomboy Céline Sciamma follows up her fantastic debut feature Water Lilies, with Tomboy, another coming of age film dealing with girls. While Water Lilies dealt with High School and sexuality, Tomboy follows a different path with its main focus a 10-year-old girl. As this film starts off however we do not know that Laure (Zoé … Continue reading →

The Movie Exchange Club Podcast #01

Download HERE Welcome to the first edition of The Movie Exchange Club Podcast. So what exactly is this podcast you might be asking yourself? The concept is that the guests for the podcast each recommend a film for each other (one that person has not seen), so we each go out and watch the films … Continue reading →

[MIFF ’11] Submarine

Submarine Submarine is a coming of age story, set in an unspecified time in a nameless Welsh village. Our main character Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts) is a 15 year old boy, who narrates his story and often does so as if he were the star in his own film. His goals in life, to lose … Continue reading →

[MIFF ’11] Armadillo (2010)

[MIFF ’11] Armadillo (2010)

I have seen a lot of films about war, but nothing quite compares to Armadillo. Most films of the sort seem to have some kind of agenda, and don’t quite show all the sides to what is going on. Armadillo is a documentary, its only agenda is to give you a first hand look at … Continue reading →

DVD review: Barney’s Version [M15+]

Dir: Richard J Lewis Starring: Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Rosamund Pike, Minnie Driver, Bruce Greenwood, Scott Speedman and Rachelle Lefevre The Film As you might have guessed from the title, Barney’s Version tells the story of a man named Barney (Paul Giamatti). We first meet him as an older man, he works in television production and … Continue reading →

Bede’s Month In Movies – June

NOTE: Sorry that I’m really late with mine this month, I been so busy the lastfew weeks that I only had a chance to it until now. Number of Movies Seen This Month: 50 Number of Movies Seen This Year (so far): 274 5/5 – Excellent A Simple Plan X-Men: First Class 4.5/5 – Really Great … Continue reading →

DVD review: Phasma Ex Machina [M15+]

Dir: Matt Osterman Starring: Sasha Andreev, Michelle Bergh, Max Hauser and Matthew Feeney The Film Phasma Ex Machina or Ghost From The Machine is an independent sci-fi/paranormal film, and I am happy to report it is actually a rather good one. Time and again a film comes along, that on the surface appears to be one thing and … Continue reading →