Roald Dahl was one of the greatest writers of children’s stories, his stories have captured and enthralled children since his first children’s tale “Gremlins” in 1943. The Fantastic Mr Fox first published in 1970 finally made its way to the screen in 2009 when Wes Anderson adapted it brilliantly with […]
Wes Anderson
The Darjeeling Limited (2007) Wes Anderson’s Problem Play (Review)
Orphans (1998): Handles the ugly side of human nature, brilliantly (Review)
Before I start this review, I think it’s important that I give a little background context. 1998’s Orphans came at a time when the British film industry was in love with Scotland, following the success of Danny Boyle’s Shallow Grave ad, more importantly in terms of its cultural impact, Trainspotting. […]
Moonrise Kingdom: Revel in the artificiality! (Review)
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) feels like a living watercolour painting (Review)
Keyframe 115 – Curing The Dubstep Flu
Cinema Eclectica 154 – All Dogs Gere to Heaven
Cinema Eclectica 146 – Ullo John Waters, Got a New Motor
Melody (1971) Proto-Moonrise Kingdom in the British School System (Review)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) Wes Anderson at his profoundly sad, moving and redemptive best (Review)
Reputations are a slippery thing, and directors sometimes start their career with one that completely contradicts the one they get later. The French critics who would come to damn Spielberg as the McDonalds of cinema had previously swooned over the existential spareness of Duel. Likewise, after works like O Brother, […]