Noomi Rapace
Film Review: You Won’t Be Alone
With a constant stream of negative news and the relentless social media echo chamber, it’s easy to forget what it’s like to simply be alive. Our lives are so complex and convoluted nowadays that we often forget to pause and take a minute to just catch our breath. Increasingly, people are looking for a way …
Film Review: The Captor
Ethan Hawke is an actor who has flirted with success and stardom but never really managed to become an ‘A’ lister. He’s been a highly visible actor since the 1990s, with roles in the likes of Reality Bites, Gattaca, Before Sunrise and Alive. He looked destined for the big time but it never really happened. …
Film Review: Rupture
As a sub-genre, captivity horror is one which lends itself to low budgets and sinks or swims based on the script and acting. Unfortunately, all too often directors rely on exploitation and body horror to provide thrills (Hostel anyone?). However, films such as the SAW and Cube series demonstrate what can be achieved with a …
DVD Review: The Drop
American crime dramas have occupied a lot of Hollywood’s time over the years. However, the gangster films of The Godfather and Goodfellas are largely in the past, replaced by a new breed of criminal. Gone are the Italian Mafiosi. They’ve been replaced by gangs from Eastern Europe. Go to a cinema nowadays, and more often …