Author Archives: Paul Gallagher

Andrew Hunt: Happy Accidents

September 4th, 2009 | by Paul Gallagher

Andrew Hunt’s career has been varied, to say the least. The Manhattan-based writer/director was born in New Zealand in 1968,


The Hurt Locker

August 28th, 2009 | by Paul Gallagher

In a recent interview, Kathryn Bigelow admitted to being “drawn to individuals who find themselves in dangerous situations”. This is


The Proposal

July 22nd, 2009 | by Paul Gallagher

I like to think of myself as a pretty open-minded movie watcher, but I couldn’t help feeling that the odds


The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

July 10th, 2009 | by Paul Gallagher

Everywhere you look in Rebecca Miller’s new film there’s another big star turning up as an idiosyncratic character. Look, there’s


Sunshine Cleaning

June 26th, 2009 | by Paul Gallagher

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a man walks into a gun store, puts a shotgun in his mouth


Fermat’s Room

May 29th, 2009 | by Paul Gallagher

Ron Howard could learn a thing or two from Luis Piedrahita and Rodriga Sopeña, co-writer/directors of this engrossing number-crunching thriller.


Synecdoche, New York

May 15th, 2009 | by Paul Gallagher

Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is a New York theatre director who yearns to create a work of profound significance.


Is Anybody There?

May 1st, 2009 | by Paul Gallagher

In an English seaside town in 1987, 10-year old Eddie (Bill Milner) lives a dull existence in the retirement home


Encounters at the End of the World

April 24th, 2009 | by Paul Gallagher

Werner Herzog’s last documentary was 2005’s much-praised Grizzly Man, and it revealed the veteran filmmaker to be anything but a


Knowing

March 25th, 2009 | by Paul Gallagher

Science fiction is a tough thing to get right. Done well, sci-fi has the ability to capture the mysteries of



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