Category Archives: Reviews (Feature Films)

Selected reviews of films that played the 2008 Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF).

Gomorra

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Faizan Rashid

Gomorra Matteo Garrone | Italy | 2008 137 min The first word in ‘Organized Crime’ is organized. The Italian film Gomorra takes viewers on a fierce matter-of-fact journey that exposes how organized crime spreads in modern cities. In the case … Continue reading →

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Appaloosa

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Faizan Rashid

Appaloosa Ed Harris | USA | 2008 114 min Appaloosa is a film plagued with many problems. In an era where every Western almost yearns to be revisionist by playing on convention, Appaloosa is an anti-Western, anti-romance, anti-everything. It takes … Continue reading →

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The Wrestler

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Faizan Rashid

The Wrestler Darren Aronofsky | USA | 2008 109 min Every athlete knows that they have a shelf life. When their time is up, they’re no longer glorified like they once were and perhaps, just perhaps, their egos get bruised. … Continue reading →

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Momma’s Man

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Faizan Rashid

Momma’s Man Azazel Jacobs | US | 2008 94 min What starts off as an almost perfunctory visit to the parents quickly manifests into a distress call for help in Momma’s Man, a film so called perhaps because Mikey, the … Continue reading →

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