Dallas Buyers Club review: the personal is political
There’s nothing the least bit sentimental here. Nothing flashy or showy in McConaughey’s rough-edged portrait. But there is enormous compassion. (new DVD/VOD US/Can, new cinemas UK)
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Trap for Cinderella review
This overblown melodrama mistakes sensationalism for story, and is yet another repulsive tale of women’s friendships as toxic.
Blue Is the Warmest Color review (London Film Festival)
There’s nothing particularly surprising here. Not even the rather tediously obvious 15-minute all-nude lesbian fuckfest.
All Cheerleaders Die review (London Film Festival)
Twists the high-school revenge story into feminist black magic.
Passion review
Trashy remake of the brilliant French black comedy strips out the satire and slathers what’s left in ridiculous lesbian-erotic-thriller sauce.
there’s no way Almodóvar can land this plane (I’m So Excited! review)
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
How to Survive a Plague (review)
A glorious ode to the supposition that a small group of committed people can change the world, and a reminder that the work is not yet done…
Koch (review)
Historically compelling, journalistically rigorous, and bursting with Essence of Koch…
Laurence Anyways (review)
A ridiculously overlong and self-consciously “arty” mishmash of baroque cartoonishness and moments that, to all outward appearances, are determined to be parodies of pretentious filmmaking.
Cloud Atlas (review)
Insanely grand… My god, I love this movie. It’s every movie. It’s the ultimate movie.
