Hadewijch (12A)
Cast: Julie Sokolowski, Yassine Salime and Karl Sarafidis Bruno Dumont has a way of splitting opinion; you either love or hate his films. Coming from a classical philosophical background, Dumont creates films…
Bound: Studio Theatre, Sheffield
Once a huge part of British culture, the fishing industry has been in a sad decline for many years; arguably more of a way of life than merely a job. Fishing is one…
A Dangerous Method (15)
Dir: David Cronenberg Stars: Michael Fassbender, Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley & Vincent Cassel I’ve always found the relationship that successful directors often form with their leading actor slightly perplexing. We’ve seen Scorcese…
Film Review: Carnage (15)
Dir: Roman Polanski Stars: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, John C Reilly & Christophe Waltz There are very few directors alive today who are truly worthy of being described as an “auteur”, but…
Thirsty at the Studio Theatre
I wasn’t sure just quite what to expect from Thirsty; all I really knew was that it was inspired by the British obsession with drink. About a year ago, The Paper Birds,…
Like Crazy(12A)
Dir: Drake Doremus Stars: Felicity Jones, Amton Yelchin & Jennifer Lawrence If I’m being absolutely honest, I’m not a big fan of Hollywood Rom-Coms. I find them mostly to be too slick and…
Live Performance Preview: January/February
There’s a heap of wonderful live performances going on across Sheffield over the coming months. From local independent theatre to some of the UK’s finest comedians here’s a few of our choices.
Review: Margin Call (15)
Director: J.C Chandor Cast: Zachary Quinto, Paul Bettany, Penn Badgley, Stanley Tucci, Jeremy Irons and Kevin Spacey It is a brave step, in your feature-length directorial debut, to not only set a film at the start…
Review: Shame (18)
Director: Steve McQueen Cast: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan The more I think about Shame, the better it gets, which is always the mark of a good film. It is easy to get sidetracked…
Review: The Artist (PG)
Director: Michel Hazanavicius Cast: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo and John Goodman French director Michel Hazanavicius is best known for his James Bond spoofs starring our leading man, Jean Dujardin. The OSS films have…
Showroom Cinema – January Preview
2012 is set to be a classic year of film. In preparation for the awards season, January sees the showcasing of some of the late hopefuls.
Romantics Anonymous (Les émotifs anonyms) (12A)
Director: Jean-Pierre Améris Cast: Benoît Poelvoorde & Isabelle Carré I have a small bugbear about English titles of French films, and indeed some of the inherent changes when subtitling, but I suppose in…
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