Film :: Comedy :: Review :: DVD Review 01 Sep 2008
Lindsay West: Following on from 2002's The Other Side of the Bed (El Otro Lado de la Cama), Emilio Martinez Lazaro's sequel of sorts is exactly the sort of plush, Spanish comedy of errors that begs for comparisons to early Almodovar. Viewing its predecessor is worth...
Film :: Feature 26 Aug 2008
Paul Greenwood: Where did the idea for [REC] come from? The idea was to tell a classic horror story but using live TV language. Using this live report style, we wanted to reach a higher level of realism and credibility in order to increase the implication of...
Film :: Review 20 Jun 2008
Paul Greenwood: The Appeared is exactly the kind of horror rubbish the Japanese and Koreans have been churning out for years – expect an American remake any day now. A Spanish brother and sister travel to Argentina to settle the affairs of their dying father and...
Paul Greenwood: A Spanish couple, recently moved in to a secluded new home, go about their business until visions of a topless girl in the trees leads husband Hector to go exploring whereupon, as you do, he enters a time machine and goes back a couple of hours. In cla...
Film :: Review 01 Apr 2008
Paul Greenwood: Following on from the disappointing Cloverfield and the even worse Diary of the Dead comes the third in a recent rash of urban DIY horrors. Thankfully, the Spanish know how to make 'em far better than the Americans, and [REC] is a masterpiece. Taking p...