BFI London Film Festival 2012 – ‘Argo’
Argo Directed by Ben Affleck Written by Chris Terrio Starring Ben Affleck, John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Clea DuVall, Bryan Cranston, Philip Baker Hall, Scoot McNairy,…
BFI London Film Festival 2012 – ‘Seven Psychopaths’ is criminally funny
Seven Psychopaths Directed by Martin McDonagh Written by Martin McDonagh USA, 2012 Demented fans of Martin McDonagh’s bruising In Bruges should go homicidal for Seven Psychopaths,…
BFI London Film Festival 2012 – ‘Compliance’ is is an effective, faintly disturbing and unintentionally resonant work
Compliance Directed by Craig Zobel Written by Craig Zobel Starring Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp Hands up if you heard about the notorious…
BFI London Film Festival 2012 – ‘No’ a solid conclusion to Larrain’s so-called Chilean trilogy
No Directed by Pablo Larrain Written by Pedrp Peirano Starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Nestor Cantillana, Antonia Zegers With what by all accounts one…
BFI London Film Festival 2012 – ‘Helter Skelter’ imbued with a unique insight from within the bubble of the rich and famous
Helter Skelter Directed by Mika Ninagawa Written by Kyoko Okazaki & Arisa Kaneko Starring Erica Sawajiri, Angelababy, Kiko Mizuhara, Kaori Momi, Shinobu Terajima Kyoko Okazaki’s manga…
BFI London Film Festival 2012 – ‘The Wall’
The Wall (Die Wand) Directed by Julian Roman Posler Written by Julian Roman Posler Starring Martina Gedeck, Karl Heinz Hackel, Ulrike Beimpold One of the…
BFI London Film Festival 2012 – ‘For Love’s Sake’ – Miike’s most good natured film in quite a while
For Love’s Sake Directed by Takashi Miike Written by Ikki Kajiwara, Takayuki Takuma, Takumi Nagayasu Starring Emi Takei, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Takumi Saito, Sakura Ando Welcome…
BFI London Film Festival 2012: ‘Wolf Children’ is a tender gem from Mamoru Hosoda
Wolf Children Written by Mamoru Hosoda and Satoko Okudera Directed by Mamoru Hosoda Japan, 2012 Breakthrough success for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and…
BFI London Film Festival 2012: ‘Spike Island’ is a pleasant diversion down memory lane
Spike Island Written by Chris Coghill Directed by Mat Whitecross UK, 2013 Are you ‘mad’ for it? Up for getting on ‘one’, boshing a few pills,…
BFI London Film Festival 2012 – ‘Robot & Frank’
Robot & Frank Directed by Jake Schreier Written by Christopher D. Ford Starring Frank Langella, James Marsden, Susan Sarandon, Liv Tyler, Peter Sarsgaard The near…
BFI London Film Festival 2012 – ‘Grassroots’
Grassroots Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal Written by Stephen Gyllenhaal & Justin Rhodes Starring Jason Bigs, Joel David Moore, Lauren Ambrose, Cobie Smulders, Cedric The Entertainer…
BFI London Film Festival 2012 – ‘Frankenweenie’ won’t resurrect Burton’s increasingly diminishing, stuttering and jerky returns
Frankenweenie Directed by Tim Burton Written by John August USA, 2012 ‘I Was A Teenage Frankenstein’ would be an apt subtitle for Tim Burton’s latest trawl…
