Film Review: Kidnapping Mr Heineken (2014)
byDaniel Alfredson’s movie about the abduction and ransom of the Heineken brewery CEO in 1983 seems, despite an excellent cast, somehow less than the…
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Film Review: Offing David (2008)
byOffing David is a curious little film in a couple of ways. Firstly, it’s an über low budget Australian film from 2008 which certainly…
Film Review: Seventh Son (2014)
bySeventh Son is pretty easy to enjoy, with a grizzly Jeff Bridges and an elegantly evil Julianne Moore at the helm. If entertainment is…
Film Review: That Sugar Film (2014)
byBy now, you’ve probably heard that sugar is the devil. It’s making us fat, tired, and anxious, all the while rotting our teeth and…
Film Review: Focus (2015)
byThe tagline for Glenn Ficarra and John Requa’s latest venture advises to “Never lose focus”. While this could be taken as a warning for…
Film Review: Coming Home (2014)
byFollowing the spectacle of his previous film, The Flowers of War (still one of the highest grossing films ever in its native China), master…
Film Review: 3 Hearts (2014)
by3 Hearts (3 Coeurs) is a romance directed by Benoît Jacquot and set in provincial France. 3 Hearts takes the viewer on an introspective…
Film Review: Project Almanac (2014)
byAs we know from a particularly iconic time travel episode of The Simpsons, every time something is changed in the past the repercussions are…
Film Review: Eastern Boys (2013)
byThe subtitles for French film Eastern Boys don’t start until ten minutes in, almost leaving the audience to wonder if they’ve been omitted by…
Film Review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
byA few years ago, older audiences were given a rare gift in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. A fish-out-of-water story, set in beautiful India…