Mike loves the adrenaline-fuelled DRAG ME TO HELL!
Before I watched this film I was firmly convinced that horror had two paths left open to it: the rapidly improving 3-D gimmickery of movies…
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Preposterously, Gloriously Gilliam: Simon Reviews THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS
Status: Out of Competition For the second time in a little over 48 hours I find myself confronted by a film that is so much…
Martyn loves Sam Raimi’s return to his horror roots with DRAG ME TO HELL!
OWF would like to introduce Martyn Conterio to the staff with one helluva debut review... It almost felt like a secret. The instructions, clear: arrive…
Review – TERMINATOR: SALVATION
Like one of its unstoppable robots, the TERMINATOR series continues to chase after its prey: the almighty dollar. The first film in the series was…
Should we spend a 2nd NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM? Alex has the answer…
In her 1974 review of The Godfather II the influential film critic Pauline Kael stated that the only two sequels ever to improve on their…
Big & Beautiful, But Too Little Heart: Simon Reviews AGORA
Status: Out of Competition While there is undoubtedly something to be said about the timely nature in Agora's presentation of the dangers of fundamentalism and…
A Triumph of British Cinema: Simon Goes LOOKING FOR ERIC in Cannes
Status: In Competition What initially looked to be something of an oddity when first announced- a strange love-song to Eric Cantona from one of…
Provocative But With Little To Redeem It: A New Voice on ANTICHRIST
As Ive stated already, I was unfortunately unable to catch Antichrist during the press screenings, and was intent upon going to see it tomorrow at a…
Documentary At Its Simplistic Best: Simon’s Take on MY NEIGHBOUR MY KILLER
Status: Un Certain Regard With the focus upon the big fiction features at Cannes you would be forgiven for assuming the lack of anything factual playing- but…
An Instant Modern Classic: Simon Reviews PRECIOUS
Status: Un Certain Regard It would be easy to start this review with something about Mariah Carey and Glitter, and that film's infinitely rotten…
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