CHRIS: Caché (Hidden) (Haneke, France, Austria, Germany, Italy, 2005)
Haneke is a both a film-maker and film-academic. He manages to work these two roles simultaneously to create cinema that gets under the skin and bang the audience’s head out […]
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CHRIS: El laberinto del fauno (Pan’s Labyrinth) (del Toro, Mexico, Spain, 2006)
“I’m not convinced,” texted Dom-Dirk when I suggested that this was probably the most perfect film ever produced. Perfect in the sense that it cannot be improved. Perfect in its […]
CHRIS: Dogville (Von Trier, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, 2003)
Von Trier is a film maker who divides opinion. The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw, Derek’s replacement, considers him a hoaxer. Variety’s Todd McCarthy was one of the many critics who were […]
CHRIS: El Lobo (The Wolf) (Coutois, Spain, 2004)
“You can use all of your bullets except for this one. This one… is for Lobo.” November’s selection for the Dirk Malcolm’s Film Club was this gripping political thriller based […]
CHRIS: Ghost World (Zwigoff, US, 2001)
This film brings together two genres that dominated cinema in the 2000s: the comic book adaptation and the off-beat-indy ‘family in crisis’ movie. Daniel Clowes’ excellent graphic novel, upon which […]
CHRIS: Capturing The Friedmans (Jarecki, US, 2002)
“Well, there’s some things I don’t want to talk about.” David Friedman A measure of a good film is how long it stays with you once the credits roll. This […]
CHRIS: In The Mood For Love (Wong Kai-wai, Hong Kong, 2000)
I have a real problem with BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945). I’m not sure why. It is a much admired British film, albeit by train enthusiasts and those who crave that golden-age […]
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