CRASH Review: This is a story played out on interweaving stories to do with the issues of race, loss and redemption by a group of residents in Los… Read more “Crash”
Category: 2000-2009
Almost Famous
ALMOST FAMOUS Review: William, a high-school boy is given a one off opportunity to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine. The story he writes is about… Read more “Almost Famous”
The Constant Gardener
THE CONSTANT GARDENER Review: When a British diplomat’s wife turns up dead in Kenya, he is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving… Read more “The Constant Gardener”
Somersault
SOMERSAULT Review: Sixteen year old Heidi flees her hometown and arrives in the Australian Alps. This is after making an advance towards her mother’s boyfriend. While she… Read more “Somersault”
Bread and Roses
BREAD AND ROSES Review: Two Mexican sisters Maya and Rosa work as cleaners in a downtown office building. They fight for the right to unionize but this threatens… Read more “Bread and Roses”
Life as a House
LIFE AS A HOUSE Review: George Monroe is diagnosed with terminal cancer and his lifelong ambition is to build his own home. He is determined to refurbish… Read more “Life as a House”
The Devil’s Backbone
THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE Review: A twelve year old boy is taken to an ominous boy’s orphanage, whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War. He is… Read more “The Devil’s Backbone”
The Stoning of Soraya M.
THE STONING OF SORAYA M. Review: The story takes place in 1986, at the time Khomeini is coming into power in Iran. An undercover French journalist is… Read more “The Stoning of Soraya M.”
March of the Penguins
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS Review: Focusing on one year in the life of a flock and one couple in the flock in particular. In the Antarctic they… Read more “March of the Penguins”
The Soloist
THE SOLOIST Review: A newspaper columnist discovers a homeless musical genius and does his best to improve his situation. By working and helping each other they both find… Read more “The Soloist”
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