AFFFF15: Diplomacy (2015)
byParis. August 24, 1944. Diplomacy, based on real life events and directed by Volker Schlöndorff, provides a fascinating depiction of how, over the course…
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Film Review: Big Eyes (2014)
byTim Burton’s films are usually dark, both visually and thematically, but Big Eyes sees the veteran director tone it down a notch. His 17th…
Film Review: Home (2015)
byReleased just in time for the school holidays, Home is a delightful animated film for the kiddiewinks, even if it isn’t the cream of…
Film Review: Love is Strange (2014)
byWhether you enjoy Ira Sachs’ Love is Strange will depend on your patience and your fondness for films capturing a series of ‘moments’. While…
Film Review: Run All Night (2015)
byNo doubt audiences will be beyond shocked to find Liam Neeson brandishing a gun in his latest action movie. Who could have possibly seen…
Film Review: Insurgent (2015)
byInsurgent is the latest instalment to The Divergent Series, the second of the trilogy. Thoroughly entertaining, this film covers all the futuristic action bases….
Film Review: ’71 (2015)
byCatholic Nationalists. Protestant Loyalists. The Troubles. Gary Hook (Jack O’Connell) is a young British soldier trained for warfare with ambitions of being sent abroad….
Film Review: Chappie (2015)
byFrom the time he burst onto the scene with his memorable pseudo-apartheid piece District 9, South African director Neil Blomkamp has been on a…
Film Review: The Homesman (2014)
byFollowing his theatrical film debut as director a decade ago with the critically acclaimed modern western The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, veteran actor…
Film Review: Manny Lewis (2015)
byMuch-loved comedian Carl Barron caused quite the to-do in July last year when he took the stage in Sydney, as audience members soon became…