Lights off on Pedro Costa
Meet Pedro Costa, referred to by Peter Bradshaw as “the Samuel Beckett of cinema.” This funny, insightful and educational interview is abridged; we include a link to the full transcript.
The Paperboy
Slick, dark and compelling, the latest offering from Lee Daniels is an intricate mess of romance and criminality, bringing with it graphic murders, intense arguments and brutal sexual encounters.
Block Party
As Snoop Dogg’s frolic through the Jamaican motherland, REINCARNATED hits cinemas, Edd Elliott looks back at one of hip-hop’s greatest documentaries – Dave Chappelle’s BLOCK PARTY.
The World Is Ours
Director Alfonso Sanchez uses the financial crisis to frame his new comedy, EL MUNDO ES NUESTRO, wherein two Sevillians decide to dress as holy penitents and rob a bank.
Long Vacations of 36
Political ideology and family commitments are pushed into knife edge territory at the turn of the Spanish Civil War, as bourgeois holidaymakers try to remain neutral to the conflict.
Michael H. Profession: Director
Yves Montmayeur’s documentary is an engrossing insight in to one of the world’s most complex directors, says Liam Jack.
Beyond The Hills
Cristian Mungiu’s BEYOND THE HILLS looks at the moral ambiguity behind a real life event: a misguided exorcism that took place in an Orthodox community in Romania in 2005. Steve Williams reviews.
Caesar Must Die
This docu-drama about a theatrical production with a cast of criminals is orchestrated, but we can believe we are watching a ‘truth’: Will Shakespeare would have approved, writes Amanda Randall.
Double Take: Editor's Blog
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Cineworld-Picturehouse vs. the Competition Commission
Gavin Midgley argues the case for why Cineworld’s buyout of the Picturehouse chain might be a good thing.