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,...
Apr 20, 2014 | chART
By BRUCE DENNILL Francis Bacon by Martin Hammer There’s an odd phenomenon among travellers: prioritising visits to art galleries when in foreign countries, even if you don’t know your Rothko from your Renoir, or indeed your Monet from your...
Apr 13, 2014 | chART
By JOHN ELLIS Noah / Directed by Darren Aranofsky / PG13 I saw Noah the other night. Finally. I had great expectations. Russell Crowe as a bearded Old Testament mega-hero? Ray Winstone as a Hebrew baddie? Heck, Emma Watson not being Hermoine? All that,...
