Posts by Joel
Big River Man
On balance, Borut’s charming narration, the background footage, and the remarkable nature of the undertaking itself mean that this is a film worth seeing, even if it fails to match the ambition of the man at its centre. Big River … [Read the Rest]
An Education
An Education Directed by Lone Scherfig Let’s start with the bad. Carey Mulligan’s Jenny is just slightly too self-assured and forthright for a sixteen year old. The lurch from light-hearted to a darker tone midway through the film is marginally … [Read the Rest]
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno Directed by Serge Bromberg and Ruxandra Medrea Serge Bromberg’s much-lauded documentary, on limited UK release from today, tells the story of revered French director Henri-Georges Clouzot’s ill-fated attempt to create his cinematic opus: L’Enfer (‘Inferno’ or, more … [Read the Rest]
