Tag: Cinema

Umbrellas of Cherbourg Review: She’s a Rainbow

.Reading time 3 minutes.

Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter J’ADORE MON AMOUR? Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) first received its theatrical release in 1964, courting over one million cinema admissions in France alone. Fifty years later the film has received a special 50th anniversary restoration release – but has this colourful French gem truly stood the test […]

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Léon 20th Anniversary Edition Review: Conscience Killer

.Reading time 4 minutes.

THE PROFESSIONAL Starring Jean Reno and Natalie Portman in her film debut, Léon tells the tale of the titular Hitman and his unlikely personal and professional relationship with eleven-year-old Mathilda. After Mathilda’s dysfunctional drug-running family are murdered by corrupt DEA agent Norman Stansfield (Gary Oldman), the orphan finds refuge in her mysterious neighbour. Upon discovering […]

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The Coen Brothers: A Road Trip of Influence

.Reading time 9 minutes.

THEIR DARK (SOURCE) MATERIALS Today Joel and Ethan Coen proudly stand as a prolific and influential presence upon the landscape of contemporary American cinema. For over two decades the Minnesota born siblings have crafted their own mischievously iconic brand of dark fairy tales; dripping in blood, devilish humour and gothic Americana. Their films span environments […]

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Rush Review: Road Warriors

.Reading time 4 minutes.

WHAT A RUSH Rebels, lunatics, dreamers; the three words Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) chooses to describe himself, and his fellow Formula One drivers, within the opening monologue of Rush. Beginning its true-to-life narrative upon the fateful day of the 1976 German Grand Prix, a race in which Lauda was severely injured and permanently disfigured, the […]

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