Tag Archives: Rebecca Hall

Film review | The Awakening – A bespoke haunted house saga

Posted on 11 November 2011 by Jason Best

Classy period ghost story The Awakening takes place in 1921 England when the nation is still mourning the victims of the Great War. Freethinking author Rebecca Hall has made it her mission to expose the phoney spiritualists who are exploiting … Continue reading →

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The Town – Ben Affleck muscles his way through a gritty Boston-set crime thriller

Posted on 15 February 2011 by Jason Best

Gritty crime thriller The Town, Ben Affleck’s second outing in the director’s chair, is set in the Boston district of Charleston, which is apparently home to more bank and armoured car robbers than any other square mile in the world. … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD |Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Posted on 22 June 2009 by Jason Best

A human tornado of jealousy, craziness and sensuality, the Oscar-winning Penélope Cruz whirls into Woody Allen’s delightful romantic comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelona – and proceeds to blow everyone else off screen. She doesn’t appear, though, until half the movie has … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Vicky Cristina Barcelona – Spanish sun warms up Woody’s career

Posted on 13 February 2009 by Jason Best

The Spanish sun has clearly rejuvenated Woody Allen’s career. After making three films in London with diminishing returns – the commercially successful but critically reviled Match Point and box-office duds Scoop and Cassandra’s Dream – he’s noticeably benefited from a … Continue reading →

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BFI 52nd London Film Festival – Highlights so far

Posted on 23 October 2008 by Jason Best

This year’s London Film Festival has reached the halfway stage, so I thought I would pause from my moviegoing to take stock of what I’ve seen to date and select some of my personal highlights. Genova Boris Johnson was in … Continue reading →

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