Dredd
The chatter from fans was positive despite not nearly enough people watching it at the cinema, and, let’s face it, it had to be better than the Stallone version. Jen Williams reviews DREDD.
Spring Breakers
Harmony Korine’s SPRING BREAKERS is a vivid depiction of the annihilation of innocence and American idealism, writes Edward Frost.
Henry Fool
Henry Fool is a Luddite ronin with a skeleton in his closet and an albatross around his neck. Rosy Hunt looks back at a Shakespearian Hartley classic.
Babeldom
Paul Bush has attempted the impossible: a “documentary about the future.” But too many ideas have spoilt the cold, stomach-leadening broth of BABELDOM, writes Florence Smith-Nicholls.
Beautiful Word
The Jim Jarmusch Collection brings together the ready, steady and go of the director’s landmark career. Rosy Hunt compares BEAUTIFUL WORD, Jarmusch’s student debut, to his later works.
Petulia
Happy 79th Birthday to Richard Chamberlain, who subverted his frequent role of gallant, whether prince, count or doctor, with a brilliantly balanced portrayal of beauty and beast in PETULIA.
Hell Is a City
A lean and mean yarn, with two men on either side of the law battling it out ‘up north’ in 50s Manchester. Gavin Midgley ties up our Noir season with HELL IS A CITY.
Los Lobos De Arga
LOS LOBOS DE ARGA plays a loud, boisterous and broad game, never afraid to resort to bold slapstick and sloppy gore. Patrick Fowler reports back from the ¡Viva! Film Festival.
Double Take: Editor's Blog
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When Worlds Collide: Physics in the Movies
Following a public lecture at the University of York, Robert Weatherall shares his notes on the relationship between science fact and science fiction in film.