Woman in Gold – Berlinale 2015 Review David Brake February 15, 2015 Reviews Following in the vein of Simon Curtis' last feature My Week with Marilyn, Woman in Gold is a safe yet surprisingly moving film. Mirren is on startling form, delivering one-liners and thoughtful...
The Look of Silence – Berlinale 2015 Review Nick Evan-Cook February 15, 2015 Reviews Every now and then a film comes along that is so powerful, bold and admirable in its aims and ambitions that you feel the world must sit up and take notice. Joshua Oppenheimer has done it once before with The...
Nasty Baby – Berlinale 2015 Review Nick Evan-Cook February 13, 2015 Reviews Chock-full of surprises and nigh-on indefinable, Nasty Baby shocks, subverts and delights in equal measure - to say much more would risk revealing too much. Sharp and sardonic, this naturalistically-acted...
Counting – Berlinale 2015 Review Danielle Davenport February 13, 2015 Reviews It might seem peculiar that a film comprised of a series of observations and very little dialogue could be so riveting, yet it is. This is facilitated by Jem Cohen’s insightful eye. Through his perspective...
Are You Here – Berlinale 2015 Review David Brake February 13, 2015 Reviews How can so much talent result in so little? This "dramatic" "comedy" misses every narrative beat, covering mental health, death, sex and money with no meaningful statement or focus. The script and...
Gone with the Bullets (Yi Bu Zhi Yao) – Berlinale 2015 Review David Brake February 12, 2015 Reviews Jiang Wen's Gone with the Bullets is 140 minutes of overzealous ambitious madness that makes Baz Luhrmann look vanilla. There's a phenomenal kinetic energy present, as they aim to attract both Western and...
The Pearl Button – Berlinale 2015 Review Nick Evan-Cook February 10, 2015 Reviews Stunning Chilean landscapes and artful abstract imagery are the name of the game in Patricio Guzmán's poetic historical/natural documentary.With an approach that leans slightly towards style over substance,...
Taxi – Berlinale 2015 Review Nick Evan-Cook February 6, 2015 Reviews Jafar Panahi writes, directs and stars in this charming and humorous display of the eccentric spirit of Iranian society. Ostensibly a hidden camera documentary, a large part of the film's appeal lies in...