Classic Review – Amélie (2001)
Amélie Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children) Starring Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz Review by Jordan “At least you’ll never be a vegetable – even artichokes have […]
Category Archives: Film reviews: Foreign
Classic Review – A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
A Tale of Two Sisters Directed by Jee-woon Kim Starring Su-jeong Lim, Geun-young Moon, Jung-ah Yum, Kap-su Kim Review by Jordan “There’s something strange in this house” Like the deceptively […]
Film Review – Far From Men (2014)
Title – Far From Men “Loin des hommes” (2014) Director – David Oelhoffen (En mon absence) Cast – Viggo Mortensen, Reda Kateb Plot – In Algeria in 1954, rural school […]
Film Review – Wild Tales (2014)
Title – Wild Tales “Relatos salvajes” (2014) Director – Damián Szifrón (On Probation) Cast – Ricardo Darin, Oscar Martinez, Erica Rivas, Leonardo Sbaraglia Plot – A dark comedy that features […]
Classic Review – My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
My Neighbor Totoro Directed by Hayao Miyazaki Voice work by Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto Review by Jordan 1988 saw the combined release of two of the most beloved […]
Film Review – Samba (2014)
Title – Samba (2014) Directors – Olivier Nakache & Eric Toledano (The Intouchables) Cast – Omar Sy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Tahar Rahim, Izia Higelin Plot – Lowly immigrant Samba (Sy) starts […]
Film Review – Leviathan (2014)
Title – Leviathan (2014) Director – Andrey Zvyagintsev (The Return) Cast – Aleksey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Roman Madyanov, Sergey Pokhodaev Plot – Struggling to stay afloat in a […]
Film Review – Two Days, One Night (2014)
Title – Two Days, One Night (2014) Director – The Dardenne Brothers (The Son) Cast – Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Catherine Salee Plot – Solar panel workshop employee and mother […]
Classic Review – Don’t Torture a Duckling (1972)
Don’t Torture a Duckling Directed by Lucio Fulci Starring Florinda Bolkan, Barbara Bouchet, Tomas Milian Review by Jordan The directorial career of Lucio Fulci is punctuated with some grandiose highs […]
Film Review – The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014)
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (Kaguyahime no monogatari) Directed by Isao Takahata English language voice work by Chloë Grace Moretz, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Darren Criss, Lucy Liu, Beau […]
