brighton culture

This should have been a review of the film The amazing adventures of a plastic bag, sadly, its not.

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A review and trailer for The Counterfeiters, a superb German WWII film based on the true story of Jewish prisoners made to produce fake money for the Nazi’s.

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Eagle vs Shark movie review. I can strongly recommend this film to anyone who enjoys funny offbeat films.

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A Mighty Heart is a new film from eclectic director Michael Winterbottom. Well meaning but I found it a wasted opportunity and not emotionally engaging enough to warrant much attention.

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The Walker is a new movie directed by Raging Bull and Taxi Driver writer Paul Schrader. Its recieved mixed reviews, but I found it to be utterly engrossing and wonderfully acted. I have collated the opening 10 mins from the film along with my review and an interview with the director for you.

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Electroma is the new film from French duo Daft Punk. There is no dialogue, no music by Daft Punk, and not a lot happens. So it is it worth seeing? I try to answer this, and present a collection of clips from the film.

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Black Gold is a documentary about the low price coffee farmers receive in comparison with the price we pay for coffee which was screened recently in Brighton, along with a free coffee sampling from a reluctant coffee salesman.

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A friend of mine went to see Inland Empire on my recommendation recently. He’s a professional writer, so rather than write my own review I thought it would be nice to include one from him. I thought it was excellent, but some people haven’t been so keen. Find out what the writer whose article comes top on the google search term ‘AIDS in India’ thought.

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Last week channel 4 first screened the film Secret Life starring Matthew Macfadyen
as a paedophile just released from prison. The film explores the life of a paedophile from their perspective, and is the first film I have ever seen to portray a paedophile in a somewhat sympathetic manner. That is not to say it condones [...]

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Last night I went to The Duke Of Yorks and watched 2 films in a row, just like people did in the olden days. First you had a B-movie, which was a relatively short low-budget film, often sci-fi or horror. This was followed by the main feature, often a more serious and longer film. The [...]

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