Category: Reel Steel
The Neon Demon
2016 – UK, France, Denmark, USA Director: Nicolas Winding Refn Starring: Elle Fanning, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Bella Heathcote, Keanu Reeves, Karl Glusman Words: N. Scatcherd Nicolas Winding Refn’s vivid, neon-stained visual sensibilities and fetishistic eye for beauty are a perfect fit for… Continue Reading “The Neon Demon”
Tale of Tales
2016 – Italy, France, UK Director: Matteo Garrone Starring: Salma Hayak, John C. Reilly, Vincent Cassell, Toby Jones Words: R. Topham Picture what Game of Thrones would be without the Northern accents, extreme misery and gore, and that’s kind of what Matteo Garrone’s adaptation… Continue Reading “Tale of Tales”
Doc/Fest Diary 2016
Words: C. Abbott It was with great excitement, curiosity and pleasure at the knowledge that I would be a part of the festival this year. This marked the 22nd year running and it was bigger than ever, respected globally as one of the most… Continue Reading “Doc/Fest Diary 2016”
The Nice Guys
2016/ USA Director: Shane Black Starring: Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Angourie Rice, Kim Basinger, Keith David, Beau Knapp, Yaya DaCosta, Margaret Qualley Words: N. Scatcherd Los Angeles, 1977. The mysterious death of a porn actress and the subsequent search for a young girl bring… Continue Reading “The Nice Guys”
The Mutilator
1985 – USA Director: Buddy Cooper Starring: Matt Mitler, Ruth Martinez, Bill Hitchcock Words: O. Innocent Originally titled Fall Break, the title by which Buddy Cooper’s low-budget slasher effort has come to be known is much more fitting; lurid, attention-grabbing and totally unoriginal, The… Continue Reading “The Mutilator”
Green Room
2015 Director: Jeremy Saulnier Starring: Anton Yelchin, Patrick Stewart, Imogen Poots, Macon Blair, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, Callum Turner, Eric Edelstein Words: N. Scatcherd Following the quietly brilliant ‘revenge thriller’ Blue Ruin from 2013, director Jeremy Saulnier returns with another colour-coded tale of escalating violence.… Continue Reading “Green Room”
Ran
1985 Director: Akira Kurosawa Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu Words – Christian Abbott. Director Akira Kurosawa was 75 when production on this film ended. At this point he was already renowned as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century, with a… Continue Reading “Ran”
Captain America: Civil War
2016 Director(s): Joe and Anthony Russo Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Holland, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Rudd, Anthony Mackie, Paul Bettany, Sebastain Stan Words: C. Abbott So here we are, eight years on since Iron Man hit cinemas… Continue Reading “Captain America: Civil War”
Mustang
2015 Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven Starring: Günes Sensoy, Doga Zeynep Doguslu, Tugba Sunguroglu, Elit Iscan, Ilayda Akdogan Words – Rhiannon Topham “It’s like everything changed in the blink of an eye. One minute we were fine, then everything turned to shit.” A multi-award winning… Continue Reading “Mustang”
Dheepan
2015/ France Director: Jacques Audiard Starring: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby Words: R. Topham An insightful, touching and surreal journey, the film follows the eponymous hero, real name Sivadhasan, and his pretend family, ‘wife’ Yalini and nine year old ‘daughter’ Illayas, on their journey… Continue Reading “Dheepan”
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