Call me stupid but since I generally refuse to watch film trailers or read detailed film reviews before seeing a … More
Month: January 2012
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: both a brain-teaser and a no-brainer
‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ (2011) by Tomas Alfredson, whose critically acclaimed Swedish-language first feature “Let the Right On In” indicated … More
James Bond, Jason Bourne, George Smiley… Who’s your favourite spy?
The kid with a bike but without a dad.
I can’t claim I have seen that many Belgian films but I don’t recall seeing any that didn’t illustrate the … More
From Iron Lady to Lady Gaga
In the same way I went to see “The Downfall” (2004) by Oliver Hirschbiegel praying I wouldn’t get to find out … More
Before shame there was hunger
Steve McQueen’s second feature “Shame” is now on general release, so it’s perhaps a good time to rediscover “Hunger” (2008), … More
Torpedoed by Submarine
“Submarine” (2010) by The IT Crowd’s Richard Ayoade is a touching coming-of-age movie revolving around dreamy 15-year-old Oliver Tate’s little … More
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