TD’s Picks For HWCH 2011
On top of providing a chance for brand new bands to find a following, an advantage of Hard Working Class Heroes is that it gives the casual observer a chance
Melancholia
Lars von Trier’s latest confirms what Antichrist quite delicately suggested: that the great man is disavowing formal and conceptual rigour in favour of a more pronounced and sentimental style of
Red State
Kevin Smith is like Marmite: a yeasty, tub-like alluvium that has never made a film worth watching. His latest, Red State, is the sort of cack-handed, half-baked shambles of a…
Crazy, Stupid Love
Romantic comedies, when tracing sincerity, are at their very worst, and Crazy, Stupid, Love is no exception. Steve Carrell’s stalled marriage leaves him at a loose end, and he seeks
Tyrannosaur
Paddy Considine’s directorial debut features an exceptional performance from Peter Mullan as a self-destructive alcoholic and a revelatory Olivia Colman as a charity shop worker stuck in an abusive marriage.