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[MIFF ’11] The Woman

The Woman Lucky McKee’s The Woman is a film that has stuck with me since I sat down to watch it. I wrote a review over at MoreHorror.com and I feel like some of my opinions have changed since then. Especially after getting to meet Lucky, and having the opportunity to discuss this film as … Continue reading →

DVD review: Dog Pound [MA15+]

Dir: Kim Chapiron Starring: Adam Butcher, Shane Kippel, Mateo Morales and Lawrence Bayne The Film Dog Pound is not actually about a dog pound, however it is based upon the 1979 Alan Clarke film Scum. Director Kim Chapiron has taken that basic idea and crafted his own version, of life in a juvenile detention center. The story … Continue reading →

[MIFF ’11] Take Shelter

Take Shelter Michael Shannon plays Curtis LaForche, your average everyday Joe, who begins to get haunted by strange dreams focus around a huge and devastating storm. These dreams leave him waking up in a pool of sweat, they are so vivid that the events that take place in the dream affect him while awake (a … Continue reading →

[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 →

[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 →

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 →

[MIFF ’11] Cold Fish

Cold Fish Cold Fish can certainly lay claim to being one of the most unique and completely off beat serial killer films I have ever seen. This was my first venture into the works of director Sion Sono (who also wrote the screenplay with Yoshiki Takahashi), having heard positive things about his previous films, I … Continue reading →

[MIFF ’11] Hobo With A Shotgun

Hobo With A Shotgun “You and me are goin’ on a car-ride to hell… and you’re riding shotgun!” Hobo With A Shotgun was a modern version of the exploitation films from the 70’s and early 80’s, it is the second film to be made from the Grindhouse faux trailers (the first being Machete). So can … Continue reading →

DVD review: The Kid [MA15+]

Dir: Nick Moran Starring: Rupert Friend, Ioan Gruffud, Natasha McElhone, Con O’Neill, James Fox, Jodie Whittaker and David O’Hara. The Film Do you like films that are based on true stories? How about ones based on books? Inspirational? Well look no further as The Kid is all of those mixed into one. The film is … Continue reading →