I was persuaded to go out of my cinematic comfort zone to go see a new indie horror movie: a genre that I really loathe. This British one, the second feature directed by Ben Wheatley from a script he co-wrote with his wife Amy Jump had garnered rave reviews that included ‘The most original, unsettling … Continue reading
This very ambitious dramedy is the sophomore feature film from writer/director/actor Ryan Lonergan who also produced and edited too. It is a very clever American allegory that tells the tale of a charming gay ‘throuple’ who embark on a road journey right across the country when the newest member of their partnership gets a … Continue reading
The cinematic fascination with The Beat Generation continues regardless. Following on the heals of Walter Salles take on Jack Kerouac’s ‘On The Road’ which the Critics were quick to dismiss when it recently had a Limited Release in US theaters, we have this new movie which, set in the mid 1940’s is essentially a pre-quel to … Continue reading
The cinematic fascination with The Beat Generation continues regardless. Following on the heals of Walter Salles take on Jack Kerouac’s ‘On The Road’ which the Critics were quick to dismiss when it recently had a Limited Release in US theaters, we have this new movie which, set in the mid 1940’s is essentially a pre-quel to the movement that was … Continue reading
Dapper Brit actor Clive Owen is as cool as a cucumber playing a suave barmen that no women can resist (and men too?) in this short movie by award winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino (Oscar Winning The Great Beauty). This 15 minute tale is actually a promo for Campari which evidently is taken with more than a … Continue reading