In many ways, Les Amants criminels is an impressive film, belonging to a new breed
of French film noir. The creepy combination of fairy tale, gory crime and
sado-masochistic eroticism makes a surprisingly compelling... [More...]
Given that monster movies and fantasy/horror films have (nearly) always managed to garner
popular success, it is somewhat odd that France’s most celebrated true-life horror story
hasn’t already made it into... [More...]
This effective piece of social drama from director Jean-Marc Moutout paints a chilling
yet thoroughly accurate picture of the business world and its corrupting influence on
apparently decent people... [More...]
What starts out as a promising albeit pretty wacky James Bond spoof very quickly degenerates
into a tedious mélange of comedy fights, action stunts and silly sex jokes... [More...]
Belgium’s answer to Ken Loach and Mike Leigh, the Dardenne brothers -
Jean-Pierre and Luc – have secured a reputation as two of Europe’s best
directors of social realist film drama... [More...]
Having won acclaim for his first two full-length films – Folie privée (2004) and Ça rend heureux (2006) -
Belgian director Joachim Lafosse continued to pick up plaudits by the
bucket load with his... [More...]
Lionel Delplanque’s second full length film, after the bland horror flick Promenons-nous dans les bois
(2000), is a creditable attempt to explore the human side of politics... [More...]
