Too much sex in the city Amateurs of the psychoanalysis phenomena will have a field-day with this movie – enigmatic and unpredictable to the end, director Steve McQueen, together with co-writer Abi Morgan give us a deep and disturbing look inside the minds and lives of two psychologically damaged siblings – it’s a nightmare of ...
The sadness of King George Set in the incongruous paradisiacal location of Hawaii, The Descendants (2011) is a moving and thoughtful tale about the reactions of three generations of the King family to a speedboat accident that leaves Elizabeth King (Patricia Hastie) in a coma. George Clooney plays the husband Matt King, who struggles to ...
Sex and sensibility A Dangerous Method (2011) is a film about temptation and seduction, the breaking of professional etiquette, the falling out between two aging academics and the use of a ‘Talking Cure’ for people suffering from mental problems. Another poignant insight into the life of the soul from director David Cronenberg, who is no ...
Spread ‘em Last Tango in Paris (1972) is perhaps the most talked-about film in cinema history, thanks mainly to a certain scene involving a dairy product. So, what more could I add that hasn’t been said already? OK, here goes… Bernardo Bertolucci (writer-director) and Marlon Brando (star) stand accused of altering the face of an ...
