Film Review: Citizenfour (2014)
byEdward Snowden, or Ed, as he likes to be called, is the iconic spy of the 21st century. In January 2013, he began sending…
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Film Review: The Theory of Everything (2014)
byWell gosh darn jolly hockey sticks old chap! Here comes a brilliant British Oscar contender that isn’t falling over itself to be as pompous…
Film Review: American Sniper (2014)
byDirector Clint Eastwood shows no signs of slowing down his prolific output. His latest film American Sniper focusses on Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL…
Film Review: The Gambler (2015)
byBased loosely on the 1974 cult hit of the same name which stared James Caan, The Gambler stars Mark “Marky Mark” Wahlberg as John…
Film Review: Wild (2014)
byBack in 1995, long before FitBits existed, Cheryl Strayed hiked 1770 kilometres along the Pacific Coast Trail (PCT) in a journey of self-discovery and redemption….
Film Review: The Salvation (2014)
byA Danish western is something you don’t see everyday, and this is perhaps the only unique aspect of The Salvation, directed by Kristian Levring….
Film Review: Unbroken (2014)
byA-list movie star, mother of six, humanitarian, director. Is there anything Angelina Jolie can’t do? In her first English-language feature film, she proves yet…
Film Review: Birdman (2015)
byBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a visceral, voracious film. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu, who wrote the screenplay along with Nicolás Giacobone,…
Film Review: Taken 3 (2015)
byThankfully, this time no one gets abducted, apparently due to Liam Neeson’s request that the film go in a different direction. This being the…
Film Review: Into the Woods (2014)
byStrange things happen in the woods. At any given moment in Rob Marshall‘s adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine‘s musical Into the Woods,…