The opening scenes show a cat burglar breaking into a house in the middle of a night, and as he scans the room with his flashlight he spies a photograph which he picks up to examine before he drops it and it smashes on the ground. Frank has broken into his own house and the … Continue reading
Marty is a screenwriter who has writer’s block. All his blank page has so far is a title ‘7 Psychopaths’ and nothing else. Quite where he dragged this up is never really explained and as he pours himself his umpteenth drink he also pours out his woes to his best friend petty criminal/would-be actor and … Continue reading
This political /crime drama is set in 1990s Belfast, and when Colette McVeigh an active member of the IRA is caught red-handed planting a bomb at an London Underground Station she is ‘persuaded’ to become an informant for the MI5 in order not just to remain free but to protect her young son’s welfare. Her … Continue reading
The subject of Joshua Oppenheimer’s fiercely compelling documentary is definitely one of the most evil and sadistic acts of genocide that I have ever seen on the silver screen. It tells some of the stories of the Indonesian death squads of the mid 1960’s who tortured and killed over one million ‘communists’ at the behest … Continue reading
Paul seems to have everything. He’s a partner in a successful Law Firm in Paris. Beautiful smart wife and two young children he adores. Stunning house in the country. And he’s as handsome as hell (well he’s played by Romain Duris, need I say more). Then suddenly it all starts to fall apart. His wife … Continue reading