Film Review: Sing Street (2016)
byIrishman John Carney is one of the darlings of the low-budget indie scene having made Once and Begin Again. His latest effort Sing Street…
Current Theatrical Releases
Film Review: Our Kind of Traitor (2016)
byAfter the immense success of John le Carre’s The Night Manager earlier this year on the small screen, following on its heels is Susanna White‘s large-screen rendering of Our Kind…
Film Review: Love & Friendship (2016)
byHiding behind the ironically bland title Love & Friendship is a whip smart, witty, lovely acted Jane Austen adaptation; one of the best on…
Film Review: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
byWhether you enjoy the latest Kendrick/Efron vehicle will depend on your propensity to take offence to crass humour. But while it’s wrong on so…
Film Review: Septembers of Shiraz (2015)
byIndigenous Australian director Wayne Blair has made quite a name for himself in Australia in recent years for the feel-good hit The Sapphires in…
Film Review: The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
byBased on the adventure novels written by Edgar Rice Burroughs between 1912 and 1965, the latest Hollywood adaptation of Tarzan, as is the post-Dark Knight custom now,…
Film Review: Land of Mine (2015)
byBeginning with the title, Land of Mine is not a particularly subtle film, but it is layered, tense and moving, and there’s much pleasure…
Film Review: Swiss Army Man (2016)
byIt’s a pleasure to go into Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s Swiss Army Man and see recognisable actors in different roles. Daniel Radcliffe has been spanning…
Film Review: Maggie’s Plan (2015)
byMaggie’s Plan has an extremely strong pedigree. Writer/Director Rebecca Lee still has some strong indie cred from last decade’s The Ballad of Jack and…
Film Review: The Measure of a Man (2015)
byThe French title for Stéphane Brizé’s latest film is ‘Le Loi du Marche’ which, when literally translated, means ‘Market Law’. This title does give…