This self-consciously eccentric film leaves the audience as the ones in distress.
Author Archives: Dan Meier
Review: The Cold Light of Day
Even Sigourney Weaver can’t save this tedious action-thriller.
Review: Wild Bill
Wild Bill is the directorial debut from Dexter Fletcher, who you may know from
his role as “Man who stands near Mark Strong” in Kick-Ass.
TV Review: White Heat
White Heat is stylishly made, as BBC dramas tend to be, and it’s all a wonderful excuse to listen to Jimi Hendrix and The Kinks.
Review: Michael
Michael is a tough watch, but thanks to its clinical, static tone, a quietly powerful film.
Review: Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
Remember the Ashton Kutcher film What Happens in Vegas? Of course you don’t, no one does, not even Ashton Kutcher. But Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is effectively a Bollywood version of that movie.
Review: A Dangerous Method
A Dangerous Method is the intriguing new drama by David Cronenberg, master of body horror turned master of films starring Viggo Mortensen.
Review: Like Crazy
Watching Drake Doremus’ romantic drama Like Crazy is a bit like trying to swim against a strong current before it eventually sweeps you away; at first you struggle with it, but by the end you find yourself completely submerged.
Review: The Grey
The Grey is the latest offering from Joe Carnahan, director of The A-Team movie. Wait, come back! Because this is actually worth watching. The Grey? More like The Greyt!
Review: The Iron Lady
Through a series of flashbacks The Iron Lady chronicles Margaret Thatcher’s impressive rise to power, her premiership and her eventual resignation.