British hostage Kenneth Bigley’s plight is horrific. Imprisoned and abused he’s already witnessed the beheading of his two American hostage colleagues. A caged, broken man in a Guantanamo Bay style orange jumpsuit, his captives are getting an awful lot of mileage out of torturing this poor soul. They have no reason to kill Continue reading
‘People there will hurt you ’cos of who you are’, sang Blur of the countryside. Echoing the common sense view that small communities, by virtue of their isolation and inexperience, tend to be more bigoted than the cosmopolitan masses. By virtue of the same common sense such communities can indulge practices that make Continue reading
Alienation is the common thread to so much cinema lately, with this near future pic exploring relationships complicated by genetics; too many clones. Everything here you’ve seen before, but the montage is so powerful it remains more than fresh. It’s an accomplishment that further proves Winterbottom’s incredible range and versatility. With extra marks Continue reading
Last Life’s pondering could do without the boom mike’s cameos spoiling the visual sensation it’s after and introducing comedy where it shouldn’t be. Yet, while it reaches out for disconnection and alienation, without quite getting there, it’s a strangely engaging film. A clumsy 6 out of 10. Sarin ui chu-eok (Memories of Murder)……Code Continue reading
You Shall Know Our Velocity was one of my more literary holiday reads and it’s a bit of a road trip by genre: Will’s dragging his friend around the world getting rid of a large amount of money he’s obtained by a quirk of fate. He wants to do something good, but really Continue reading
