Reviews Archive - S
Scintilla
Scintilla offers an updated take on the perils of cross-genetic breeding. by JASON BLIGHT |
The Seasoning House
+ Interview Prosthetics pro Paul Hyett offers up his directorial debut with this brutal yet meaningful horror. And, in an exclusive interview, Kevin Howarth talks to us about the film, horror movies and zombies. by YASMIN WALL |
Seduced & Abandoned
With a silvering quiff and a deadly smile, actor and star Alec Baldwin and respected writer, director and co-conspirator James Toback question the very fabric of film, asking whether it still thrives as art or industry. by CAINE BIRD |
The Magazine |
The Selfish Giant
Clio Barnard's critically acclaimed film has been hailed as a new breed of British kitchen sink drama, but Ken Loach needn’t throw the towel in just yet. And does it need to be so glum? by CIARAN MULLAN |
Selma The memory of Martin Luther King Jr. marches on in Ava DuVernay’s ode to the Civil Right Movement, Selma. by LAURENCE RUSSELL |
50 Shades of Grey
A laborious love for fans and critics alike, director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s steamy adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey is like an elaborate, more often awkward, game of Operation on the female anatomy. by CAINE BIRD |
Shell
This haunting and compelling feature debut from director Scott Graham is set in a petrol station in the Scottish Highlands and features a captivating central performance. by BIANCA GARNER |
Short Term 12
The line between the personal and professional becomes blurred for care worker Grace (Brie Larson) in this critically acclaimed independent drama from writer-director Destin Cretton. by CARAGH DAVISON |
Siberian Education
Nicolai Lilin’s memoir about a lawless community of criminals on the Moldova/Ukraine border has been adapted for the screen by Academy Award-winning director Gabriele Salvatores, featuring John Malkovich and Peter Stormare. by ROBERT TURNBULL |