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A remake of the 2010 Uruguayan thriller, this is reportedly based on a true
story. Shot as if it was filmed
After the guilty-pleasure success of 2010's Piranha 3D, the quickly
slapped-together trailer for this sequel looked like just as much fun.
Adventurous French filmmaker Honore returns to the musical genre, but this film
isn't as buoyant as the wonderful Les Chansons d'Amour
With a bracing filmmaking style, this unflinching exploration of power and
desire continually surprises us with its quietly revealing approach. The
This riotously entertaining Indonesian action-thriller is packed with cleverly
staged carnage. There's very little in the way of characterisation or plot,
Delpy follows her wonderful 2007 comedy 2 Days in Paris with a sequel that
perhaps isn't quite as consistent as the
This ambitious film weaves three plot elements into an overall narrative about
colonialism and greed. And it's rather startling how well
Based on the 1963 play Rafta Rafta, this lively comedy-drama is a story of
delayed satisfaction in the Indian subculture in
There were 1,245 episodes of the gothic soap Dark Shadows between 1966 and
1971, so adapting it into a movie was
With echoes of everything from Mad Max to Payback, this grungy thriller
rampages through Mel Gibson's back catalogue. But all of
While not hugely memorable, this enjoyably ridiculous comedy has moments that
are sharp, thoughtful and hilarious. And the filmmakers give their
Sokurov's fractured version of the Goethe play is something of an oddball
masterpiece. It's meandering and fairly impenetrable in its madcap
The emotional resonance of this lush collage of a movie is almost overwhelming,
as filmmaker Vallee inventively digs deeply into the
Like a bullet to the head, this movie has no time for subtlety, charging
through a series of violent shootouts that
Zac Efron isn't a bad actor, but this kind of sappy movie will do nothing to
build his credibility. The flimsy
Call this a missed opportunity. While there's plenty of scope to have fun with
these characters as they hit 30, this
Using muted colours and dark emotions, Miike takes a remarkably restrained
approach in this 3D remake of the 1962 samurai classic.
Stylish filmmaking makes this dark thriller worth a look, even if the tricky
premise feels rather stale. We understand from the
Like four action movies mashed into one, it's often difficult to know where to
look while watching this busy blockbuster. It
This 16th century freak-out is ravishingly beautiful to look at, but it's also
turgid and relentlessly grim. So what's essentially a
Based on a true story, this introspective film seems to suggest that these
events aren't perhaps as extraordinary as they appear.
Ostensibly a documentary about a real-life horse whisperer, this film actually
has more to say about how people treat each other
Funny, fizzy and packed with astute observations, this endearing film can't
help but make us smile. It's perhaps overly mannered and
Kevin Clash is one of America's most popular performers, and yet he's rarely
recognised in public. This wonderfully engaging documentary catches
With elusive writing and directing, actor-turned-filmmaker Markovics
inventively lets his story unfold with honest, natural pacing that quietly
draws us in.
This comprehensive documentary about iconic reggae artist Bob Marley traces his
life with a first-hand attention to detail. Through interviews with
Intensely personal filmmaking takes us deep into this darkly involving drama
about a man who simply doesn't have the skills to
The heavy hand of a screenwriter (or perhaps novelist) intrudes on an otherwise
jaunty, engaging little story, fruitlessly trying to stir
Infused with a B-movie vibe, this fast-paced, choppily edited thriller doesn't
waste any time on character complexity or plot development, just
Set in Toronto, this noir thriller gets under the skin due to layered
performances from the entire cast. It's a slow
