The James Marsh film review archive

Netherlands

  • Resurrection of a Bastard

    Visually arresting Dutch crime drama succeeds in bringing humanity and empathy to a repulsive monster. Read More

  • Borgman

    Taking its cue from Pasolini’s Theorem, Alex Van Warmerdam’s absurdly comic psycho drama Borgman sees the eponymous antagonist (Jan Bijvoet) literally emerge from the ground and into the home of… Read More

  • Frankenstein’s Army

    After months reading about Richard Raaphorst’s Nazi era found footage zombie movie, I was rather underwhlemed by the whole experience. The central conceit, in which a young Russian soldier is… Read More

  • The Deflowering of Eva van End

    Playing like a Dutch version of Wes Anderson or Todd Solondz, Michiel ten Horn’s deliciously black comedy sees a high-strung middle class suburban family hrown into meltdown when a German… Read More