Film Review: I, Frankenstein (2014)
Hearing that the usually reliable Aaron Eckhart and Bill Nighy would be heading a mainly local cast in a reimagining of the classic Mary…
Film Review: Nymphomaniac (2013)
Lars Von Trier has always lived a bit on the edge, pushing boundaries wherever he could and coming up with some priceless foibles when…
Film Review: Warwick Thornton’s The Darkside (2013)
Warwick Thornton is fast becoming one of Australia’s leading story-tellers. His latest project, The Darkside, is a collection of ghost stories collected over many…
Film Review: Grudge Match (2013)
At the outset, when you hear Grudge Match, a film about two aging boxing rivals who are coaxed out of retirement to fight one…
Film Review: Carrie (2013)
The build up of tension in the film is laughably weak and the pay-off not nearly gruesome enough. Boys Don’t Cry director Kimberly Peirce tread the line between serious horror film and B-grade homage
Film Review: Filth (2013)
Known for his use of almost illegible raw Scottish dialect and characters with less than savoury habits, the latest of his creations to hit the big screen, Filth, fits the bill to a T.
Film Review: Enough Said (2013)
Some characters stay with an actor throughout their careers, making it almost impossible for audiences to see them as anyone else. Tony Soprano and…
Film Review: Thor: The Dark World (2013)
We’re at a point in The Avengers franchise where we need a bolt of energy to keep from fading away from the characters and becoming disinterested in what happens to them next. As funny and brilliant as Iron Man 3 was (the first of the post The Avengers films) it lacked a certain panache.
Film Review: Blancanieves (2012)
Apparently inspired by a photograph of bullfighting dwarves writer/director Pablo Berger saw in a Spanish magazine, Blancanieves is a lovingly crafted tribute to the Brother’s Grimm fable Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
Film Review: About Time (2013)
At the end of the day, it seems cheesy, but other than love, what is there really worth going back in time for? Everything else is icing if you have a happy family and a few good laughs. A real first date winner.