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1.

A review of Davis Guggenheim's absolutely riveting musical get-together, It Might Get Loud.

2.

A review essay of Götz Spielman's melancholic thriller, Revanche, 2008.

3.

An analysis of Samira Makhmalbaf's latest and controversial film, Two-Legged Horse, which incorporates Makhmalbaf's own responses at the Q & A following the world premiere of her film at the Toronto International Film Festival.

4.

Review of the recent Spanish entry into the burgeoning 'reality horror' subgenre, [Rec].

5.

A review of Tarsem Singh's splendorous fantasy epic, loosely based on the 1981 Bulgarian film Yo Ho Ho.

6.

The sensuality of this rare, painterly-like Parguayan feature film is discussed by writer Donato Totaro.

7.

A personal account of encountering the 'difficult' works of Alain Robbe-Grillet, and then the man himself.

8.

A review of Eric Guirado's The Grocer's Son that focuses on the social and inter-personal dynamics of a French family and life in a small town in Provence.

9.

A review of M. Night Shyamalan's 8th feature film.

10.

An in-depth humanist analysis of Haaz Sleiman's The Visitor.

11.

The end of the world is hot on US screens of late, culminating in the intriguing technological experiment, Cloverfield.

12.

An genre analysis of Park Chan-Wook's particular brand of film thriller.

13.

In this survey some of Offscreen's regular contributors speak their mind on cinema of the last ten years. Offscreen would like to thank the valuable contribution of its many writers. To note the obvious, Offscreen would not be where it is today if not for them.

14.

Author Becky Korman compares and contrasts the strengths and weaknesses of a Nigerian (Ezra) and American (Blood Diamond) film based on a similar subject: the consequences of civil war on the people of Sierra Leone as a result of conflict surrounding the diamond trade.

15.

Authour Jason Lindop offers a close analysis of director Sissako's symbolic treatment of the social and economic effects of globalization and Western intervention in Africa.


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