May 16, 2014 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Filth / Directed by Job Baird / 16SNDLV Irvine Welsh is a writer of no mean ability, though most of his novels have proven to be strong meat and too much for the screen to handle. Indeed, he has been called a cult, often to his face,...
May 10, 2014 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL The fact that it feels like a lot longer than just four years since Pearl Jam released their previous album, Backspacer, speaks to the success of their campaign to remain the anti-heroes in their own legend, hugely influential and successful,...
May 10, 2014 | chART
By ALAN SWERDLOW Ain’t Them Bodies Saints / Directed by David Lowery / 16V There was a time when films like this were a lot more plentiful, and indeed, part of the pleasure of regular film-going. But that was way back when – long before Hollywood...
Apr 29, 2014 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Shameless: The Complete Third Season (18DLNSV) Making a television series where part of the appeal is that every episode is likely to expose viewers to something more worrying, debauched or dysfunctional than they’ve ever experienced –...
Apr 26, 2014 | chART
By ALAN SWERDLOW The Amazing Spider-Man 2 / Directed by Marc Webb / PG13 Seeing as technology and cinematic wizardry drive a more than significant proportion of films these days, its not surprising that re-boots of series come along as regularly as new...
Apr 26, 2014 | chART
By ALAN SWERDLOW Parkland / Directed by Peter Landesman / PG13 As I’m sure you’re well aware, last year marked the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of John F Kennedy. If you were anywhere near a newspaper or television you could hardly miss it,...
