Indie Spotlight is a series focusing on reviews of independent films Based on the novel by Irving Welsh (Trainspotting), Filth focuses on Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a chauvinist Scottish police officer, who is determined to get promoted to inspector. With his young partner Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell), Bruce sets off to solve a…
Romantic comedies are usually films I avoid like the plague. They have a highly clichéd nature to them that does not appeal to me. Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule and my curiosity peaked when Silver Linings Playbook won the People’s Choice Award at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. The film…
One thing that can definitely said about this film is that it is a quite depressing film. The film focuses on a man who finds out he is dying of cancer and he tries to right the wrongs in his life. The film is entire built around Javier Bardem‘s performance and while slow at parts…
