There are certain films that, as an audience member, you can tell were an absolute blast to film. You imagine the on-set atmosphere was one of joy and gaiety, quite often enhanced if said film is being shot on location. Mafia Mamma feels like one of those productions. It’s just a shame the presumed fun…
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Few films have shocked me in the manner of Gaspar Noé’s Irreversible. Released in cinemas some 20 years ago, it arrived off the back of its storming Cannes controversy, thrusting the relatively unknown (at least to anyone who didn’t consider themselves a “cinephile”) Noé into somewhat-mainstream relevance. The film’s storyline, or more correctly its treatment…
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