A razzledazzle musical reprise of Man At Bath, Christophe Honoré’s Beloved is a fractured but enjoyable romp through the swinging Sixties and nervous Noughties. Beloved This Is Not A Love Song by Mark Wilshin CAUTION: Here be spoilers Christophe Honoré leads a double life. And while the first forms the basis of his most popular film Les [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Reviews'
Film Review: Beloved / Les Bien-Aimés (2011)
May 15th, 2012 No Comments
Tags: 2011 · Beloved · Catherine Deneuve · Chiara Mastroianni · Christophe Honoré · cinema · dogandwolf · film · film review · France · François Sagat · Francois Truffaut · Georges Bataille · Jacques Demy · L'Amour En Fuite · L'Homme Au Bain · Les Bien-Aimés · Les Chansons d'Amour · Les Parapluies De Cherbourg · Louis Garrel · Ludivine Sagnier · Ma Mère · Marie-France Pisier · Mark Wilshin · Miloš Forman · Nouvelle Vague · Reviews · The Kinks · Wilshin
Film Review: Elles (2011)
April 21st, 2012 No Comments
A devastating bedroom battle of the sexes, Malgorzata Szumowska’s Elles offers a glimpse into the secret lives of women behind closed doors. Elles Belles De Jour by Mark Wilshin CAUTION: Here be spoilers From Josef von Sternberg’s The Blue Angel through to Jacques Demy’s eponymous film, our cherished Lolas of cinema have always walked the line between working and showgirl. [...]
Tags: 2011 · Anaïs Demoustier · Anouk Aimée · cinema · dogandwolf · Elles · film · film review · France · Jacques Demy · Joanna Kulig · Josef von Sternberg · Juliette Binoche · Lola · Malgorzata Szumowska · Mark Wilshin · Marlene Dietrich · Michal Englert · Reviews · The Blue Angel · Wilshin
Film Review: This Must Be The Place (2011)
April 9th, 2012 No Comments
His first English language feature, Paolo Sorrentino’s This Must Be The Place turns the U-turn into a narrative art as a has-been popstar turns Nazi-hunter. This Must Be The Place On The Road by Mark Wilshin CAUTION: Here be spoilers Paolo Sorrentino never makes the same film twice. And after the upbeat stylistics of Il Divo, [...]
Tags: 2011 · cinema · dogandwolf · film · film review · Frances McDormand · Heinz Lieven · Il Divo · London Film Festival · Mark Wilshin · Paolo Sorrentino · Reviews · Sean Penn · The Consequences Of Love · The Family Friend · This Must Be The Place · Wilshin
Film Review: Headhunter / Hodejegerne
April 9th, 2012 No Comments
Based on the bestselling novel by Jo Nesbø, Headhunters is a taut Norwegian thriller of slick art thefts, aggressive male rivalry and big inferiority complexes. Headhunters Thieves In The Night by Mark Wilshin CAUTION: Here be spoilers. It won’t be too long before we see a Hollywood remake of Hodejegerne. Its Munch art thefts and dry, [...]
Tags: 2011 · Aksel Hennie · cinema · Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon · dogandwolf · film · film review · Headhunters · Hodejegerne · Jo Nesbø · London Film Festival · Mark Wilshin · Morten Tyldum · Norway · Reviews · Wilshin
Film Review: Tiny Furniture (2010)
March 30th, 2012 No Comments
Tiny Furniture sees young filmmaker Lena Dunham trying to carve out a path for herself amidst the monochrome post-graduate confusion of New York. Tiny Furniture All the Small Things by Laura Bennett A novice filmmaker, bit-part actress, and recent graduate Lena Dunham received plaudits from all directions and awards galore for her second feature length [...]
Tags: 2010 · cinema · dogandwolf · film · film review · Judd Apatow · Laura Bennett · Lena Dunham · Reviews · Tiny Furniture · USA
Film Review: Babycall (2011)
March 30th, 2012 No Comments
Pål Sletaune’s Babycall is a hall of ghostly mirrors and fantasy reflections as a mother and victim of domestic abuse tries to keep a fracturing reality together. Babycall In The Mouth Of Madness by Mark Wilshin CAUTION: Here be spoilers The art house horror is a curious beast. Japan, France and Spain have all carved [...]
Tags: 2011 · Babycall · cinema · Dark Water · Deep In The Woods · dogandwolf · film · film review · Guillermo del Toro · Hideo Nakata · Ils · J.A Bayona · Jaume Balagueró · Kristoffer Joner · La Horde · Let The Right One In · Mark Wilshin · Noomi Rapace · Norway · Pan's Labyrinth · Pål Sletaune · Rare Exports · REC · Reviews · Ringu · The Horde · The Orphanage · The Troll Hunter · Tomas Alfredson · Wilshin
Film Review: The Kid With A Bike / Le Gamin Au Vélo (2011)
March 23rd, 2012 No Comments
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne return to heartbreaking form with The Kid With A Bike with a little boy lost looking for love with all the kinetic anxiety he can muster. Le Gamin Au Vélo The Boy With The Thorn In His Side by Mark Wilshin CAUTION: Here be spoilers. Joint winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes [...]
Tags: 2011 · Cécile de France · cinema · Dardenne brothers · dogandwolf · film · film review · Jérémie Rénier · Le Fils · Le Gamin Au Vélo · London Film Festival · Mark Wilshin · Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Once Upon A Time In Anatolia · Reviews · The Kid With A Bike · Thomas Doret
Film Review: Once Upon A Time In Anatolia / Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da (2011)
March 21st, 2012 No Comments
An epic night-time police investigation, Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Once Upon A Time In Anatolia exhumes an inconvenient truth from the soul’s darkest recesses. Once Upon A Time In Anatolia Lights In The Dusk by Mark Wilshin CAUTION: Here be spoilers. One of the greatest pleasures of cinema is finding a 24-frames-per-second order in the chaos that [...]
Tags: 2011 · Bir zamanlar Anadolu'da · cinema · Clark Gable · Climates · Distant · dogandwolf · film · film review · Gökhan Tiryaki · London Film Festival · Mark Wilshin · Muhammet Uzuner · Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Once Upon A Time In Anatolia · Reviews · Three Monkeys · Turkey · Uzak · Wilshin
Film Review: How To Re-establish A Vodka Empire (2012)
March 18th, 2012 No Comments
How To Re-establish A Vodka Empire is a creative look at Dan Edelstyn’s attempt to retrace his lost Ukrainian heritage and relaunch the family vodka brand. How To Re-establish A Vodka Empire Revolutionary Revival by Laura Bennett CAUTION: Here be spoilers. How to Re-establish a Vodka Empire is in many ways a quirky twist on [...]
Tags: 2012 · cinema · Dan Edelstyn · documentary · dogandwolf · film · film review · How To Re-Establish A Vodka Empire · Laura Bennett · London Film Festival · Mark Wilshin · Reviews · UK
Film Review: Beloved / Les Bien-Aimés (2011)
Film Review: Elles (2011)
Film Review: This Must Be The Place (2011)
Film Review: Headhunter / Hodejegerne
Film Review: Wild Bill (2011)
Film Review: Tiny Furniture (2010)
Film Review: Babycall (2011)
Film Review: The Kid With A Bike / Le Gamin Au Vélo (2011)
Film Review: Once Upon A Time In Anatolia / Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da (2011)
Film Review: How To Re-establish A Vodka Empire (2012)