Dir: Anthony Chen By: Oliver Thom “With a view so nice it’s no wonder so many people come here to jump”. A sentimental portrait of domestic Singapore, Ilo Ilo is the semi-autobiographical feature debut of director […]
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By Oliver Thom Directer by Rakshit Shetty An original Kannada-language film pieced together from the better parts of other films, As Seen by the Rest, is equal parts Pulp Fiction, Scarface, Sin City and Rashomon […]
By Oliver Thom Directed by Karan Bali The less than storied true tale of an Ohio-born director and his 15 year jaunt making movies in Southernmost India, An American in Madras is the story of […]
By Oliver Thom Directed by Sergio Caballero Catalan director Sergio Caballero’s surrealist crime caper The Distance (La Distancia) is unapologetically left of field. In fact the film, an atmospheric heist movie with a healthy hint of […]
(Sundance London Film Festival 2014) Dir: Todd Douglas Miller By: Oliver Thom Until the discovery of a T. Rex christened “Sue” by a pack of lovable dino nerds in a South Dakota cliff face, only […]
By Oliver Thom One half of the greatest collaborative gift Japanese cinema has ever given to the world, Toshiro Mifune, with his 17 year, 16 film association with director Akira Kurosawa, was Japan’s principal leading […]