Josephine de la Baume Archives

Johnny English Reborn (2011)

Rating: ★½

Nov 3, 2011Incompetent Spy Comedy

Rowan Atkinson is a very funny man but try as I might I cannot get into these Johnny English films - they seem at best lame Austin Powers castoffs with gags designed for the single digit age range

Director: Oliver Parker

Actors: Rowan Atkinson, Dominic West, Rosamund Pike, Gillian Anderson, …

Category: Science Fiction

3 November 201122 October 2020 by Roog

The vampire film feels creatively played out of recent. The story here is familiar but this is propelled into the watchable by the provocative and stylish direction of Xan Cassavetes (daughter of director/actor John Cassavetes)

Director: Xan Cassavetes

Actors: Josephine de la Baume, Milo Ventimiglia, Roxane Mesquida, Anna Mouglalis, …

Category: Horror

26 January 201413 June 2026 by Roog

Road Games (2015)

Rating: ★★★

Sep 8, 2017Sinister Happenings in the French Countryside

While the title suggests something of the classic The Hitcher, this reminds more of And Soon the Darkness with its image of tourists being stalked in the pastoral French countryside. Ravishingly photographed, creating a strong sense of dis-ease to arrive at a great twist ending

Director: Abner Pastoll

Actors: Andrew Simpson, Josephine de la Baume, Frederic Pierrot, Barbara Crampton, …

Category: Horror

8 September 201716 September 2024 by Roog