Dogtooth – Starring Aggeliki Papoulia, Mary Tsoni and Christos Stergioglou. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Rated R. By Simon Miraudo. Understanding Dogtooth requires an understanding of the craziest, cruelest, most debauched experiments ever undertaken in human history. It tells the story of a deranged married couple who keep their three adult children confined within their isolated […]
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>Online Film Critics Society names The Social Network ‘Best Picture’
January 5, 2011 
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>The Online Film Critics Society – comprised of some of the finest film writers on the internet and, somewhat incongruously, myself – have revealed the winners of their 2010 awards poll. David Fincher’s ‘Facebook movie’ The Social Network picked up Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin). It continues the film’s guild […]
Continue readingSimon Miraudo’s Top 10 Films of 2010
December 29, 2010 6 Comments
Simon Miraudo’s Top 10 Films of 2010. As 2010 makes its inevitable march towards death (or rather, 2011), Quickflix critics Simon Miraudo, Tara Judah and Jess Lomas reflect on the year that was. Check out their individual selections for the best (and worst) films of a year that will be remembered by endless debates about […]
Continue readingTara Judah’s Top 10 Films of 2010
December 29, 2010 1 Comment
Tara Judah’s Top 10 Films of 2010. As 2010 makes its inevitable march towards death (or rather, 2011), Quickflix critics Simon Miraudo, Tara Judah and Jess Lomas reflect on the year that was. Check out their individual selections for the best (and worst) films of a year that will be remembered by endless debates about […]
Continue readingJess Lomas’ Top 10 Films of 2010
December 29, 2010 3 Comments
Jess Lomas’ Top 10 Films of 2010. As 2010 makes its inevitable march towards death (or rather, 2011), Quickflix critics Simon Miraudo, Tara Judah and Jess Lomas reflect on the year that was. Check out their individual selections for the best (and worst) films of a year that will be remembered by endless debates about […]
Continue readingBe mine – Blue Valentine review
December 22, 2010 0 Comments
Blue Valentine – Starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. Directed by Derek Cianfrance. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. The mark of a truly great romantic drama is one which inspires its viewers to re-evaluate their life. Yep, it’s a somewhat unreasonably high bar for films to reach, but it’s what separates the masterpieces (Eternal Sunshine […]
Continue readingFlawless victory – Scott Pilgrim vs. The World review
December 14, 2010 0 Comments
Scott Pilgrim vs The World – Starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jason Schwartzman. Directed by Edgar Wright. Rated M. Originally published August 11, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. This is not a love story. This is a story about love. And video games. And comic books. And demon hipster chicks. And learning to not […]
Continue readingIt’s only natural – Gasland review
November 16, 2010 2 Comments
GasLand – Directed by Josh Fox. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. GasLand is a heroic film; a D.I.Y. documentary dedicated to unearthing the hidden dangers of the natural gas industry. The subject of the film is not what makes it heroic, but rather the journey undertaken by director Josh Fox, who describes himself as “an […]
Continue readingWhat’s beyond infinity? Toy Story 3 review
November 16, 2010 2 Comments
Toy Story 3 – Starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack. Directed by Lee Unkrich. Rated G. Originally published June 22, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. The question was never going to be, “Is Toy Story 3 any good?” Based on Pixar Animation Studios track record, the film was always going to be incredible. The […]
Continue readingInterview: Josh Fox; director of GasLand.
November 16, 2010 0 Comments
Interview: Josh Fox; director of GasLand. By Simon Miraudo. GasLand is one of the year’s best films. It’s a thought-provoking documentary about “fracking” (short for ‘hydraulic fracturing’), which is the controversial method used by the natural gas industry to harvest oil and natural gas deposits (and might be poisoning the water of innocent Americans in […]
Continue readingHard boiled – Winter’s Bone review
November 9, 2010 1 Comment
Winter’s Bone – Starring Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes and Garret Dillahunt. Directed by Debra Granik. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Winter’s Bone reminds me of the reasons why I love cinema. A director playing around with the forms of various genres. An ensemble of talented actors crafting interesting fully formed characters. The sense of discovery […]
Continue readingYoung folks – The Social Network review
October 26, 2010 0 Comments
The Social Network – Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Armie Hammer. Directed by David Fincher. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. “They [Young People] have exalted notions, because they have not been humbled by life or learned its necessary limitations…They overdo everything – they love too much, hate too much, and the same with everything […]
Continue readingHow I met your dragon – How To Train Your Dragon review
October 19, 2010 0 Comments
How To Train Your Dragon – Starring Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler and America Ferrera. Directed by Chris Sanders and Dean Deblois. Rated PG. Originally published March 23, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. How To Train Your Dragon is the best film to come from the DreamWorks Animation studio. That’s not exactly saying much about the stable […]
Continue readingIn the street – Exit Through The Gift Shop review
October 11, 2010 0 Comments
Exit Through The Gift Shop – A Banksy Film. Rated M. Originally published June 8, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. After all those debates about the meaning of art – all those passionate arguments on either side of the fence in which esteemed cultural critics deemed one another as either out-of-touch or out-of-their mind – who […]
Continue readingA crowning achievement – Animal Kingdom review
October 11, 2010 0 Comments
Animal Kingdom – Starring James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn and Jackie Weaver. Directed by David Michôd. Rated MA. Originally published May 25, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. For anyone who still thinks Australia only produces boring films about the outback, Animal Kingdom should come as a welcome gunshot to the head. Here is a crime drama that […]
Continue readingThe long con – I’m Still Here review
September 15, 2010 1 Comment
I’m Still Here – Starring Joaquin Phoenix. Directed by Casey Affleck. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Joaquin Phoenix seems to have a love/hate relationship with fame – and that’s putting it mildly. An actor since the age of eight, he was further thrust into the limelight (in the most unfortunate of ways) after a […]
Continue readingKids do the darndest things – The White Ribbon review
September 13, 2010 0 Comments
The White Ribbon – Starring Christian Friedel, Leonie Benesch and Burghart Klaußner. Directed by Michael Haneke. Rated MA. Originally published May 4, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. The White Ribbon is Michael Haneke’s masterpiece. It is not a movie about abstract concepts or a director’s power over his characters – well, at least it’s not just […]
Continue readingThe fun in fundamentalist – Four Lions review
September 2, 2010 0 Comments
Four Lions – Starring Riz Ahmed, Nigel Lindsay and Preeya Kalidas. Directed by Chris Morris. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Four Lions is about as funny and ferocious as films come. Never before has the phrase “You’ll laugh; you’ll cry!” seemed like such a genuine, ominous threat. Chris Morris’ confronting satire is not for the […]
Continue readingFlawless victory – Scott Pilgrim vs The World review
August 11, 2010 0 Comments
Scott Pilgrim vs The World – Starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jason Schwartzman. Directed by Edgar Wright. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. This is not a love story. This is a story about love. And video games. And comic books. And demon hipster chicks. And learning to not be a jerk all the […]
Continue readingShudder island – Shutter Island review
June 15, 2010 1 Comment
Shutter Island – Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Rated MA. Originally published February 19, 2010.By Simon Miraudo. It doesn’t need to be said that Martin Scorsese is a living legend. He has more classic films under his belt than any filmmaker deserves. At this point, he could probably […]
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