Boasting an astonishing 80 different cultures there is no doubt that Ethiopia is a country of diversity, and in his directional debut Quino Piñero sets out to tell its story through its songs. Roaring Abyss is a journey around “the land where even the coffee beans sing” to seek out the last examples of traditional […]
Daniel Blake is the kind of ‘grafter’ and ‘honest citizen’ we hear so much about from politicians: he is the kind of guy David Cameron said was welcome in his Big Society. But in I, Daniel Blake, a film simmering with quiet rage, Ken Loach brutally destroys the mirage of Conservative rhetoric with the simple […]
The beginning of Dare to be Wild immediately makes the heart sink as the audience is told how a young Mary Renoylds “grew like a weed on the cliffs of Ireland.” This clunky and clichéd style will go on to characterise the rest of the film. Although it is difficult to name many other films […]
Obama needs to get his act together, apparently all he needs to do in order to end the troubles in Afghanistan is put a pretty girl with a good voice on TV. Well, that’s if we’re to believe Barry Levinson’s belly flop of a film – Rock the Kasbah. Bill Murray plays Richie Lan, a […]