The Cry of the Owl (2009) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Absorbing, well-acted, moody adaptation of a Patricia Highsmith novel, previously filmed by Claude Chabrol as one of his less well-received …
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The Last Valley (1970) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
In many ways a far more accurate cross-cultural transcription of The Seven Samurai than The Magnificent Seven, James Clavell’s single …
Ghosts of Mars (2001) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
John Carpenter’s last movie to date, Ghosts of Mars, not particularly appreciated at the time of its release, was actually …
Il Divo (2008) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Breakneck-paced exploration of a murk-shrouded subject – contemporary Italian politics, specifically the gnomic eminence gris that is Giulio Andreotti. Andreotti …
District 9 (2009) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Compulsive sci-fi film laced with action and telling humour, FX-whiz Neil Blomkamp’s debut feature District 9, adapted from his short …
Character (Karakter, 1997) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
A Dickensian social drama with Horror film flourishes, Character won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 1997, and yet …
Factotum (2005) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
The mythology of Charles Bukowski gets another go-round in this fitfully funny and acerbic, but shapeless and style-free, cut-rate Canadian-shot …
Redacted (2007) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Brian De Palma returns to his roots whilst simultaneously constructing one of the most angry, and far from subtle, films …
Rescue Dawn (2006) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Werner Herzog’s welcome comeback to feature filmmaking is a rare and curious mix: both a success as a nail-biter escape …
Cradle Will Rock (1999) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Tim Robbins is a talented actor and an interesting director, but on Cradle Will Rock he expends a lot of energy …
