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Great Expectations
The best film version of Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations, I think almost everyone would agree, is David Lean’s 1946 film. It conveys the...
Gravity
Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuaron, steps away from the Star Trek / Star Wars type outer space film we’ve become used to, with their...
A Hijacking, and Captain Phillips
There have been two films this year featuring a ship being hijacked by Somali pirates. This is, of course, a very topical subject. Although...
12 Years a Slave
It’s remarkable, when you think about it, how few serious American film dramas have dealt with the subject of American slavery. Of course we...
Blue is the Warmest Color
I like directors that can fill a big canvas, make films that you can be immersed in, an experience rather than just an event....
Mother of George
The well-crafted drama Mother of George takes place in one of those small communities from overseas transplanted into urban American society, in this case...