Articles in European Movie Reviews
Empire of the Wolves (2005) Movie Review
As is usually the case with movies that involves people trying to figure out who they are, and discovering that all they know was never real to begin with, the journey ends up being more exciting than the destination. Such was the case with “The Bourne Identity”, where following Bourne as he tries to uncover [...]
June 8th, 2006 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreFeed (2005) Movie Review
“Feed” marks somewhat of a change in direction for Brett Leonard, whose last outing was the ridiculous comic book adaptation “Man-Thing”. Although the director has dealt with the perils of technology before in the likes of “Virtuosity” and “The Lawnmower Man”, here he takes a far more grounded and less fantastic approach, aiming for shocks [...]
May 9th, 2006 | James Mudge | 1 Comment | Read MoreSkrypt (2004) Movie Review
I can safely say that “Skrypt” is the only Austrian film I’ve ever reviewed, seen or known to have existed. And, from what I can tell, the Austrian film market isn’t exactly booming. However, being from Scotland myself, criticising another country’s film industry is literally the equivalent of throwing stones [...]
April 29th, 2006 | Andrew Mackenzie | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Libertine (2004) Movie Review
When I first saw commercials for “The Libertine”, not only the title, but the way Johnny Depp looked made me think of a cheesy metal band that I secretly enjoy called Cradle of Filth, and by the end of the film, the overall likeness between Depp and ghoulish Cradle of Filth lead singer Dani Filth [...]
March 23rd, 2006 | Zan | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Cremator (1972) Movie Review
“The Cremator” is a re-release of Czech director Juraj Herz’s unsettling 1968 effort about a deeply macabre man who slowly becomes a monster. The film has been enjoying somewhat of a revival of late, having been screened at a number of festivals, and even though it is now nearly forty years old, it has lost [...]
March 15th, 2006 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreCache aka Hidden (2005) Movie Review
“Hidden” is the latest film from German auteur Michael Haneke, director of “Code Unknown” and “Funny Games”. The film has already garnered a multitude of awards, including the best director and Jury prizes at Cannes . This is perhaps unsurprising, as the film is a textbook example of European art house [...]
February 13th, 2006 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Last Drop (2005) Movie Review
Parts “Kelly’s Heroes” and parts “Three Kings”, the British World War II movie “The Last Drop” sees a group of men (a “guys on a mission” movie, as Tarantino calls them) dropped behind enemy lines during the historically botched Operation Market Garden. Their mission: steal Dutch national treasures before the Nazis send them all to [...]
February 2nd, 2006 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreBrutal Incasso (2005) Movie Review
“Brutal Incasso” is a low budget film from Denmark which takes a wacky look at the lives of two incompetent gangster henchmen. To be honest, it’s difficult to imagine any viewer feeling particularly enthusiastic over the prospect of yet another such would be action comedy, most of which turn out to [...]
December 28th, 2005 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreMalefique (2002) Movie Review
French horror has been enjoying somewhat of a revival over the last few years, with films such as “High Tension” and “In My Skin” enjoying international success. “Malefique” is another such slice of full blooded Gallic genre cinema which, though made back in 2002 is finally seeing the light of day. Rather than taking its [...]
December 11th, 2005 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Tesseract (2003) Movie Review
“The Tesseract” sees Oxide Pang (”The Eye”) filming for the first time in the English language, and attempting to bring Alex Garland’s enigmatic second novel to the screen. The abject failure of the Hollywood adaptation of Garland’s debut novel, “The Beach” notwithstanding, this is a brave move, as although the book is written in a [...]
November 20th, 2005 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read More














