Articles by Kevin Harper
Three Days of Terror: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks
Directed by Dan Reed
PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2016
When the offices of satirical French weekly Charlie Hebdo were attacked in the first week of 2015, it was impossible to tell if it was the...
The 9th Life of Louis Drax
Directed by Alejandre Aja
PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2016
Adult-oriented (non-sexual) fantasy films are a tricky proposition. Often, they work wonderfully, allowing directors to bring the vivid vis...
20,000 Days on Earth
Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard
PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2014
The story of singer, songwriter, screenwriter and novelist Nick Cave could easily fill a straightforward rock star documentary; his conquer...
Filth
Jon S. Baird
PUBLISHED May 29, 2014
Nearly 20 years after Danny Boyle's adaptation of Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting helped usurp mid-'90s heroin chic, comparisons are ine...
Jimi: All Is By My Side
John Ridley
PUBLISHED May 8, 2014
What is the story of Jimi Hendrix? What is all by his side, besides a guitar, a beautiful woman and usually some marijuana? Jimi: All by My...
Joe
David Gordon Green
PUBLISHED May 2, 2014
With stoner comedies and action blockbusters as their respective meal tickets, director David Gordon Green and megastar/meme Nicolas Cage h...
Bully
Lee Hirsch
PUBLISHED Apr 5, 2012
Even if you've never suffered so much as a taunt from a schoolmate, prepare for an emotional wallop with The Bully Project. As the first st...
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
Marie Losier
PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2012
A genuinely beautiful love story, without downplaying any of the freakishness of the lead characters, The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye w...
