Alex Beattie

In Review: Simon Killer

by Alex Beattie 9 April 2013

Antonio Campos’ directorial follow up to his critically lauded picture Afterschool delves deep inside the mind of  the sociopathic Simon (a haunting Brady Corbet), cast adrift in Paris, ostensibly to get over the breakup of a long term relationship.

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In Review: Two Years at Sea

by Alex Beattie 14 April 2012

“No man is an island entire of itself; every man  is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;” (John Donne ) Donne’s 17 th century poem explored the concept of human connection, yet his infamous opening line could be interpreted in a completely different light.  On one level, we are all interconnected, yet [...]

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In Review: The Kid With A Bike

by Alex Beattie 16 March 2012

Filial duo Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have forged a steady career regaling the struggles of the Belgian underclass.  They are proponents of the plucky underdog, whether that be the desperate eponymous teenager striving for a better life in Rosetta (1999) or immigrant couple Sokol and Lorna in The Silence of Lorna (2008).  Their stories are [...]

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