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DVD Review: Small Town Murder Songs [M15]

Dir: Ed Gass-Donnelly Starring: Peter Stormare, Aaron Poole, Martha Plimpton, Jill Hennessy The Film: I really liked Small Town Murder Songs, the small town with a mystery setting, a main character whose past still haunts him, a murder to be solved, what isn’t there to draw in the audience? Sure these elements are not new, … Continue reading →

DVD Review: Stalingrad [MA15]

Dir: Joseph Vilsmaier Starring: Dominique Horwitz, Thomas Kretschmann, Jochen Nickel, Sebastian Rudolph, Sylvester Groth, Martin Benrath, Dana Vavrova The Film: I almost feel ashamed to say I had not heard of Stalingrad the film until recently, which is quite odd because of what type of film this is. War World II films are nothing new, … Continue reading →

DVD Review: The Round-Up (2010)

Dir: Rose Bosch Starring: Jean Reno, Mélanie Laurent The Film: I along with many filmgoers can safely say that we’ve seen our fair share of “holocaust” or “concentration camp” movies over the past decade or so and going back even further obviously with classics such as SCHINDLER’S LIST. I must say though that while starting … Continue reading →

DVD Review: Terri [M15]

Dir: Azazel Jacobs Starring: Jacob Wysocki, John C. Reilly The Film: Terri is going to be a like it or didn’t film, and unfortunately for me it was a didn’t. I didn’t know much about the film, but I had heard some positive things, so I went in optimistic. Now don’t get me wrong there … Continue reading →

DVD Review: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold [M15]

Dir: Morgan Spurlock The Documentary: The entire premise for this film is to make a documentary about branding, advertising and product placement in film and fund said film by those very means. It is a strange concept and one that could work if done correctly. I don’t think Spurlock really reached the pull potential here, … Continue reading →

DVD Review: Meek’s Cutoff [PG]

Dir: Kelly Reichardt Starring: Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton, Zoe Kazan, Shirley Henderson, Rod Rondeaux The Film: I saw Meek’s Cutoff back upon its limited theatrical release and the film hasn’t left me. Upon this rewatch I was sure it would still linger with me, and linger it has. This film is … Continue reading →

DVD review: The Perfect Witness [MA15]

Dir: Thomas C. Dunn Starring: Wes Bentley and Mark Borkowski. The Film: I was rather curious and excited to check this film out, I enjoy a good serial killer flick. This one sounded unique, and the premise was promising. However this was not exactly what I had expected and honestly this isn’t a very good … Continue reading →

DVD Review: The Off Hours [MA15]

Dir: Megan Griffiths Starring: Amy Seimetz, Tony Doupé, Ross Partridge The Film: The Off Hours is a really good film, a great example of successful Independent filmmaking. The story itself is nothing new, however its success as a film lays within the way this story is told. The film is set around a small town … Continue reading →

DVD Review: This Is England ’86 [MA15]

Dir: Tom Harper (2 episodes), Shane Meadows (2 episodes) Starring: Thomas Turgoose, Rosamund Hanson, Vicky McClure, Joseph Gilgun, Andrew Ellis The Film: This Is England ’86 is a TV series sequel to Shane Meadow’s 2006 film This Is England. This series is set 3 years after the film, and picks up with the characters from … Continue reading →

DVD Review: R [MA15]

Dir: Tobias Lindholm, Michael Noer Starring: Johan Philip Asbæk, Dulfi Al-Jabouri, Roland Møller The Film: When I come across a film simply titled ‘R’, this single letter is enough to get my attention. I was semi familiar with what this film was about, a subject matter that I have seen many times in film and … Continue reading →