Archive: Women Without Men is a brave and beautiful piece of Iranian feminist cinema
Women Without Men is the debut feature of Shirin Neshat, a brave and talented Iranian…
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Film Comment: Tom Hardy’s ‘Bane’ vs Heath Ledger’s ‘Joker’
‘Definitely the Joker’ If anyone who saw The Dark Knight is asked what they liked…
Archive: The Deep End is a rich and multilayered piece of filmmaking
A woman believes her 17 year-old son has murdered a man. She covers up the…
Film Comment: Why I Didn’t Really Care For The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight’s flaws left Chris Dibsdall yearning for something more.
Film Archive: The Hills Have Eyes II is a dire, offensive piece of work
I love horror films, providing there is evident skill and purpose to the horror. But…
Film Archive: Code Unknown is Michael Haneke at his most uneasy and manipulative
Michael Haneke is the king of uneasy cinema. This film, from 2001, is one of…
Film Archive: Exorcist II: The Heretic is a fascinating, strangely addictive, failure
Sometimes the films that don’t work – the failures, the hit-and-misses, the ones that never…
Film Comment: Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man left me yearning for the darkness of Raimi
Although decent, this remake fails to live up the dark tensions provided by Raimi’s 2002 film.
Film Comment: Who should play Fifty Shades’ Christian Grey?
Whether you think it is brilliant popular fiction, a guilty pleasure, or just gutter trash,…
Film Archive: American: The Bill Hicks Story is a stylish and truthful portrayal of the young man’s life
If you’ve never heard of Bill Hicks, I’m guessing you’ve heard of Muhammad Ali. That…
Film Comment: Prometheus proves expectation can be a harsh mistress
Getting lost in hype, excitement and expectation in today’s tweeting, squeaking and beeping social networking…
Film Comment: Spare us from horror movies as lazy as The Rite
Now I have entered the no-work haven of the Summer months, I have been catching…
Film Archive: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is a harrowing, unforgettable film
The original was a masterpiece, and a bloody tough act to follow, but this really…
Film Comment: With Prometheus, Ridley Scott has made a philosophical, strangely beautiful film
Prometheus has managed to cultivate that kind of legendary cult following that movie studios dream…