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Fish Tank (2009)
Feb 28th
Director/writer: Andrea Arnold | Rated: n/a (language/strong sexuality) | Review date: 21-Feb-2010
Andrea Arnold’s Fish Tank has won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and after viewing it there’s no surprise as to why. The film stars newcomer Katie Jarvis as Mia, a troubled 15 year old growing up in a fairly low income area of England with her drunken and abusive mother (Kierston Wareing) and her younger sister (Rebecca Griffiths). Things take a big change when Mia’s mom brings home Connor, played by Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds).
Mia spends her days wondering around town, typically getting into trouble and doing More >
Bright Star (2009)
Feb 14th
Director/writer: Jane Campion | Rated: PG | Review date: 14-Feb-2010 – Happy Valentine’s Day!
Jane Campion’s Bright Star is the biopic following John Keats and his romance with Fanny Brawne during the last years of his life. Ben Whishaw plays Keats, the underrated and struggling poet. Fanny Brawne, played by Abbie Cornish, is the girl next door and aspiring fashion designer who’s at first rather unimpressed with poetry to say the least. Soon enough though, the two become drawn to one another and an exciting love affair begins.
Campion does a great job capturing the romanticism of 19th century London. The costume and More >
Sleep Dealer (2009)
Feb 3rd
Director/writer: Alex Rivera & David Riker (screenplay) | Rated: PG-13 | Review date: 3-Feb-2010
In the near future overrun by technology and a militarized state of mind, Memo (Luis Fernando Peña) lives on his family’s modest milpa, passing the time listening to radio transmissions from his makeshift scanner. While Memo lives his dreams of the outside world through a pair of headphones, he has no idea that the high-tech outside world is about to hit closer to home in a way that he never imagined. Shortly after his world is shattered, Memo sets out for Tijuana to work in the factories, More >
Avatar (2009)
Feb 2nd
Director/writer: James Cameron | Rated: PG-13 | Review date: 31-Jan-2010
James Cameron’s Avatar, quickly being called one of the greatest films of all time, has already placed itself as the highest grossing film of all time (not considering inflation). The big questions are: Is it worth the hype? Is it really that good? Isn’t it just glorifying the use of CGI while ignoring the basics of film making? No doubt those questions will long be debated, but one thing is certain for me after viewing this piece: it rocks!
Now I’m not going to jump on the wagon and call this the More >
Speed Dating (2010)
Jan 30th
Director/writer: Tony Herbert | Rated: R (language) | Review date: 28-Jan-2010
James Van Der Bexton, played by Hugh O’Conor, is heir to a fortune, but that doesn’t necessarily mean life is great. Approaching 30, James is still stuck on his ex who left him for someone else, hoping that she’ll one day take him back. To pass the time, James takes up speed dating, but not to actually get dates, but rather just for his amusement. His buddies constantly try to bring him out of his rut but to little avail. James’ friend and psychologist, who he’s been seeing since the More >