The Death and Resurrection Show

Ten years in the making, and with a running time of nearly two and a...

3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets

Marc Silver has been billed as director, photographer and “Social Impact...

Sicario

The opening scene sets the keening pitch of this drug-trade thriller, where violence is casual...

Red Army

Those apathetic to sports movies need not fear: Gabe Polsky’s award-winning documentary may follow the...

Kill Your Friends

  “You can either be on the inside or the outside. You don’t want to...

The Intern

Feeling a little like an unofficial sequel to The Devil Wears Prada (2006), and providing...

North v South: Long Time Coming

This film is aggravating for a number of reasons. The concept of a forbidden love...

The Program

  By now everyone knows Lance Armstrong’s story: the disgraced fallen cycling hero, the man...

Howl

Critics have already dubbed director Paul Hyett’s very British creature-feature “the best werewolf...

Mia Madre

In his first film since losing his own mother, director Nanni Moretti explores the psychological...

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a film that understands what it means to love someone. This equals beauty,...

The Martian

Back in familiar territory, Ridley Scott directs The Martian, an extra-terrestrial drama starring...

The Nightmare

“For many sleep is fraught with things worse than bad dreams,” the opening of Rodney...

Fidelio: Alice’s Journey

Fidelio: Alice’s Journey is a probing film about love, romance and sex within the...

Macbeth

One of Shakespeare’s darkest and bloodiest plays, Macbeth, a tragedy of political ambition and lust...

Narcopolis

It’s a shame that science-fiction never gets the funding it deserves unless it’s in the...

Arcade Fire: The Reflektor Tapes

Telling the tale of the creation of Montreal band Arcade Fire’s latest...

Hector

Traditionally the film world hasn’t spent much time crafting stories around homelessness, and...

Solace

After almost two years in the vaults, Portuguese director Afonso Poyart’s English language debut is...

Orion: The Man Who Would Be King

There is only one Elvis Presley. His recordings, television specials and big...

99 Homes

Ramin Bahrani manages to take on board two of Hollywood’s most talented actors in his...

The Return

With an oppressive dose of foreboding and twists that keep the viewer guessing until a...

Ghosthunters

  Films fail for lot of reasons: underdeveloped characters, poor performances, bad writing –...

Animal Kingdom: Let’s Go Ape

  In the first minute of French actor/director Jamel Debbouze’s Animal...

Lessons in Love

Lessons in Love (US title Some Kind of Beautiful) is a rom-com that is somewhat...