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Uncovering Curiosities: Dominik Moll’s THE MONK

Dominik Moll’s The Monk (Le Moine) is a 2011 gothic thriller which is adapted from Matthew Lewis’s 1796 novel of the same name. The Monk is a visually striking piece, but you can’t help but get the impression that much of [...]

October 21, 2021

Blu-ray Review: Gaspar Noé’s IRREVERSIBLE Starring Monica Bellucci & Vincent Cassel

Cinema by its nature can entertain and provoke – and Gaspar Noé’s Irreversible definitely provokes. Noé’s 2002 film is a cinematic gut punch, a wrenching drama told in reverse with brilliant performances from Monica Bellucci, Vincent [...]

May 19, 2021

BFI Distribution Celebrates 25 Years Of LA HAINE

Writer-director Mathieu Kassovitz’s incendiary 1995 crime thriller La Haine is getting a new release by BFI Distribution for its 25th Anniversary. Kassovitz’s film will be re-released at London’s BFI Southbank and in selected cinemas [...]

July 22, 2020

DVD Review: TALE OF TALES Is A Good Looking But Soulless Collection Of Adult Fairy Tales

Tale of Tales is a sumptuous looking adult fairy tale that makes for enjoyable viewing, however despite its top tier cast and quirky tone it’s all rather soulless and it fails to truly draw the viewer into its three interwoven stories. Matteo [...]

August 1, 2016

DVD Review: Tom Hardy Leads A Great Cast In CHILD 44 But The Film Fails To Captivate

On paper Child 44 is an absolute corker: Ridley Scott producing a 1950s-set Soviet serial killer movie starring Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Vincent Cassel, Jason Clarke, Joel Kinnaman and Charles Dance. The reality of the situation is very [...]

August 23, 2015

A CHILD 44 Poster With A Killer Cast

I’m not quite sure why Child 44 has only recently hit my radar. Okay, the adaptation of Tom Rob Smith’s novel is nearing its release (14 April) but I don’t know how a film with such a killer cast didn’t pique my interest before now (it’s [...]

February 14, 2015

DVD Review: Vincent Cassel In Gothic Drama THE MONK

The DVD cover of The Monk states that it is the “Horror Of The Year…Far Superior To The Woman In Black” – don’t believe it. While The Monk may have supernatural elements, it’s actually a gothic drama – not a horror. A rather [...]

August 29, 2012