Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jean-Stephane Sauvaire Stars: Joe Cole, Pornchanok Mabklang. This intense brutal prison drama is like Kickboxer meets Midnight Express. This unflinching, hard hitting and gritty and harrowing true story is set inside Thailand’s notorious Bang Kwang Central prison, better known as the infamous Bangkok Hilton. Like Midnight Express, which depicted Billy… Continue Reading »
TONI ERDMANN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Maren Ade Stars: Peter Simonischek, Sandra Huller, Michael Wittenborn. This offbeat and decidedly oddball absurdist German comedy about the dysfunctional relationship between a father and his workaholic daughter has been a hit on the festival circuit and is a clear favourite to collect an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.… Continue Reading »
TANGERINES
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Zaza Urushadze Stars: Lembit Ulfsak, Elmo Nuganen, Girgi Nakashide, Misha Meskhi. From acclaimed Estonian filmmaker Zaza Urushadze (Three Houses, etc) comes this Oscar nominated anti-war drama, set in the disputed territory of Abhazia during the war between Georgia and Chechen rebels in the early 1990s. Tangerines is a strong and… Continue Reading »
MARSHLAND
Director: Alberto Rodriguez Stars: Javier Gutierrez, Raul Arevalo, Nerea Barros, Jesus Castro, Maria Varod, Perico Cervantes, Alberto Gonzalez, Manuel Sala, Antonio de le Torre. The multi-award winning Marshland was one of the highlights of the recent Spanish Film Festival. This is a rather grim and dark police thriller set in a rural area of Andalucia… Continue Reading »
TRASH
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Stephen Daldry Stars: Martin Sheen, Rooney Mara, Selton Mello, Wagner Moura, Rickson Tevez, Gabriel Weinstein, Eduardo Luis. Set against the backdrop of the impoverished slums of Rio de Janeiro, where the street people and urchins daily scavenge through the local rubbish tip looking for detritus that will make their lives… Continue Reading »
A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ana Lily Armipour Stars: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Dominic Rains, Marshall Manesh, Milad Eghbali, Mozhan Marno. Not only is this an intriguing title, but it is pretty much a synopsis of this quirky, ultra low budget horror film from Iran, of all places. It is the first vampire film from… Continue Reading »
