‘Footnote’ bold, brilliant and literary
Footnote Written by Joseph Cedar Directed by Joseph Cedar Israel, 2011 Footnote is unusual in that it does a number of things well; more to…
‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen’ – a clever, crowd-pleasing delight
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Directed by Lasse Hallström 2011, UK, 112 minutes If you aren’t familiar with the book by Paul Torday, a title…
‘Coriolanus’ is worthy-but-flawed Shakespeare
Coriolanus Directed by Ralph Fiennes 2010, UK, 122 minutes Ralph Fiennes’ directorial debut is a worthy attempt to adapt one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known tragedies, which…
After Dark 2011: ‘Midnight Son’ is a contemporary spin on vampires
Midnight Son Directed by Scott Leberecht 2011, USA, 88 minutes You know where this is going. Jacob (Zak Kilberg), a shy and lonely young…
After Dark 2011: ‘The Theatre Bizarre’ is for fans only
The Theatre Bizarre Directed by Various 2011, Canada/USA/France, 108 minutes Omnibus films tend to appeal mainly to hard-core fans and other filmmakers. That isn’t…
After Dark 2011: ‘Love’ is beautiful, but too close to its sci-fi precursors
Love Directed by William Eubank 2011, USA, 85 minutes Invariably, a few other movies come to mind when describing Love. Solaris. Moon. 2001: A…
After Dark 2011: ‘Some Guy Who Kills People’ is a bathtub full of bloody fun
Some Guy Who Kills People Directed by Jack Perez 2011, USA, 97 minutes Black comedies are about things that most people don’t find funny.…
‘Footnote’ bold, brilliant and literary
Footnote Written by Joseph Cedar Directed by Joseph Cedar Israel, 2011 Footnote is unusual in that it does a number of things well; more to…
After Dark 2011: ‘War of the Dead’ – More Nazi zombies than you can empty a Thompson at
War of the Dead Directed by Marko Makilaakso 2011, Germany/Italy/Lithuania, 85 minutes There’s no villain quite like a Nazi, unless it’s a Nazi zombie.…
After Dark 2011: ‘Deadheads’ – Buddy comedy, now starring zombies
Deadheads Directed by Brett Pierce, Drew T. Pierce USA, 2011 The Pierce brothers have a strange brew in Deadheads. Zombie-comedy is an established genre at…
After Dark 2011: ‘Redline’ is a surreal and incredible experience
Redline Directed by Takeshi Koike 2010, Japan, 102 minutes Lots of people are saying that anime hit Redline is like taking acid. Frankly, that…
After Dark 2011: ‘Father’s Day’ is the best film about raping fathers ever! (Review #2)
Father’s Day Directed by ASTRON-6 2011, Canada/USA, 100 minutes Father’s Day has a half-naked stripper wielding a chainsaw. Review over. Okay, fine. I’ve got…
