The Yellow Birds begins with a tranquil image of flowing water, followed by a graceful camera pan over American troops marching cautiously over a war-ravaged Iraqi landscape. It’s an unusually peaceful snapshot of the Iraq war described from an almost…
Pan’s Labyrinth 10 Year Anniversary: Fairy Tales & Fascism
Pan’s Labyrinth opens with a shot moving in a reverse: It’s night and a young girl lies on the floor as blood streaming from her nose begins to shrink back in. It’s striking, haunting, horrifying and tragic, when you see…
Puffing down the tracks, Firth’s latest ‘The Railway Man’ just misses the platform
First of all, I love war films. With corny camaraderie blanketed in period styled violence it’s hard not to love a classic WWII melodrama, especially if it’s based on true events. With a beautifully unique and inspiring true story to…