Tag Archives: Tree of Life

Film review | To the Wonder – Magic is missing from Affleck & Kurylenko’s love, and from Malick’s film

Posted on 25 February 2013 by Jason Best

You used to wait decades for a Terrence Malick film. Now two come along almost at once. Less than two years after his 2011 Palme d’Or winner Tree of Life, the notoriously reclusive director has produced a new work, To … Continue reading →

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Countdown to the Oscars – Best Director and Best Picture Nominees

Posted on 25 February 2012 by Adele Craciun

Let Movie Talk take you by the arm and lead you down the red carpet, familiarising you with the nominees along the way… Best Director Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist If you can see this, then you might need a … Continue reading →

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The Best Films of 2011

Posted on 31 December 2011 by Jason Best

Looking back over my favourite films of 2011, it’s clear that many of the directors who impressed me most this year have been doing precisely that – looking back. Some of them did so simply by setting their movies in … Continue reading →

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DVD review | The Tree of Life – Terrence Malick’s Palme d’Or winner: Brilliant or baffling?

Posted on 31 October 2011 by Jason Best

Terrence Malick’s Cannes film festival Palme d’Or winner is a work that has some viewers swooning in rapture yet leaves others baffled and bored. It looks fabulous, full of luminous and lyrical images, but the plot and meaning are tricky … Continue reading →

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