• sif1

    Tuesday, June 18, 2013 ·

    Jonathan Smith presents SUMMER IN FEBRUARY, based on his own original novel. “A triumph of antiquated posturing and quite unimaginative storytelling,” writes Ed Frost.

    Summer in February

  • bi1

    Monday, June 17, 2013 ·

    Guy Pearce steals the show in Drake Doremus’ BREATHE IN, the opening night film at the 67th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

    Breathe In

  • btc

    Sunday, June 16, 2013 ·

    Fabulously gay, darling! For about the first half, anyway. And then BEHIND THE CANDELABRA turns into a slightly dreary tale of human weakness and failure, writes Keith Braithwaite.

    Behind the Candelabra

  • theemptyhome

    Tuesday, June 11, 2013 ·

    Kyrgyzstan’s submission for Best Foreign Language Film in the Academy Awards of 2013, THE EMPTY HOME, explores how individual ambition in the modern world has its price.

    The Empty Home (Pustoi Dom)

  • The Iceman | TakeOneCFF.com

    Monday, June 10, 2013 ·

    Although Michael Shannon delivers a superb performance, THE ICEMAN can only be carried so far by that and his ever-changing facial hair, claims Jim Ross.

    The Iceman

  • Cushing

    Sunday, June 9, 2013 ·

    The Daleks appeared at the Cambridge Picturehouse recently in two films from the Amicus stable, starring that celebrated gentleman of British genre cinema, Peter Cushing.

    Daleks – Invasion Picturehouse 2013AD

  • killing1

    Thursday, June 6, 2013 ·

    Oppenheimer’s “extraordinary, lucid” documentary challenges former Indonesian death squad leaders to cinematically reenact their mass-killings. (UK release 28 June)

    The Act of Killing

  • Populaire | TakeOneCFF.com

    Thursday, May 30, 2013 ·

    Andrew Nickolds dives in to this new French comedy, a “primary-coloured confectionery” set in the world of speed typing.

    Populaire

Dead Before Dawn 3D | TakeOneCFF.com
Monday, September 17, 2012

Dead Before Dawn 3D

Despite obvious budgetary limitations, this affectionate spoof has enough energy and wit to appeal to its core audience of horror junkies, writes Gavin Midgley.

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Warsaw Bridge

Pere Portabella has fashioned a film which may not simply be dismissed as experimental: WARSAW BRIDGE has a confidence and an easy visual style that belies the obscurity its content, writes Christopher Stefanowicz.

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Dangermouse

DANGER MOUSE is a relic of a time when the UK had only three national television channels, of a time when there wasn’t a lot of money around (unless you were Baron Silas Greenback). Keith Braithwaite reviews and contextualises the Cosgrove Hall favourite.

War Witch | TakeOneCFF.com
Sunday, September 16, 2012

War Witch

WAR WITCH: a truly remarkable film on many levels, showing in raw detail the destruction of war upon the human spirit. Mike Boyd reviews at the Cambridge Film Festival.

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview

Although Jobs is a fascinating subject, THE LOST INTERVIEW is very tech-heavy in content and not for the casual film fan, writes Liam Jack.

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Santa Sangre

Sadistic and painful, seductive and playful: SANTA SANGRE is an eye-popping visual adventure that proves how imaginative cinema can be, writes H. Chan.

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Combat Girls

With a cleverly woven plot and authentic performances, particularly from the mesmerising Alina Levshin, COMBAT GIRLS is incredibly watchable, even though the drama occasionally resorts to cliché, writes Lillie Davidson.

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Sprites 11

Sarah Longfield reviews SPRITES 11, a collection of 18 short films, pop videos and animations hand-picked by digital arts organisation onedotzero, showing as part of the Family Film Festival.