The last episode of "Survivor Samoa" ended with a vicious blindside when the newly merged tribe voted out Erik. It was the first time this season that the women have gone on the offensive after being...
With the recent release of "Harry Brown" in the UK, Mark Farnsworth is taking a look back at the classic Michael Caine revenge film: "Get Carter." Launched like a British Rail heat-seeking missile,...
Marek Najbrt’s superior Second World War drama begins with a crisp montage of bicycle chains, spokes and gears. A pedal powered score wheels the audience into 1942 and the aftermath of the...
The subtle beauty of “Nowhere Boy” has to do with how it works on so many levels at once. Are you a Beatles or a Stones fan? Who was your favourite Beatle, John or Paul? Do you think John was a...
I’m going to break my golden rule and write this in first person. I figured I owe Bill Hicks this much. I’d been a massive fan since I saw him on Channel 4 years ago. I loved him the same way I...
This particular episode began with tribe Foa Foa strategising about the possibility of a merge. They decided to approach the merge with a divide and conquer mentality. Russell, of course, made sure...
By blurring the audience’s focus right from the opening shot, director Giuseppe Piccioni starts as he means to go on. As we adjust our vision, we realise we are in a swimming pool. The dazzling...
Mark Farnsworth is currently reviewing selected films from the London Film Festival. As a child, British director Stephen Poliakoff would drive around with his father at night, looking into rich...
Last week, you will recall that we saw the exit of Russell Swan due to medical complications. This left tribe Galu with an even number of men and women. It did not take long for the surviving male...
Mark Farnsworth is currently reviewing selected films from the London Film Festival. Early on in “Dear Lemon Lima,” dreamy Vanessa is told by her specky git of a boyfriend, Philip, “You need to...
