Film Review: Blackfish (2013)
byThe potentially devastating consequences of keeping wild animals in captivity, for both the animals and their trainers, provides the heartbreaking and engaging framework for…
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Film Review: Adoration (2013)
byOriginally premiering at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival as Two Mothers, before being released elsewhere under the (much better title) Adore, this Australian-set drama comes back to our shores with the new title Adoration.
Film Review: Kill Your Darlings (2013)
byCalling for a rejection of traditional values and advocating innovative experimentation were the Beat Generation, a group of writers who left their mark on the literary and cultural landscape in the 1950s.
Film Review: Enough Said (2013)
bySome 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: Big Ass Spider! (2013)
byFor a low-budget film about a gigantic mutant spider destroying Los Angeles, Big Ass Spider! is surprisingly decent. Why this spider exists and why it is attacking humans is never made entirely clear.
Film Review: The Fifth Estate (2013)
byUnlike the Australian telemovie Underground: The Julian Assange Story, which saw unknown actor Alex Williams take the title role, The Fifth Estate gives Assange’s awkward persona to British flavour-of-the-month Benedict Cumberbatch.
Film Review: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013)
byThere’s something about the faces of Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara that just keeps you guessing. Maybe it’s the former’s slightly weary voice or…
Film Review: Love, Sex and Missed Connections (2012)
byThis is also the first feature film by director Eric Kissack and his experience as an editor on major releases such as Role Models and Bruno keeps the witty script moving with interesting camera angles and photographs the American suburbs with brightness.
Film Review: The Calling (2009)
byWhen a film features performances by Brenda Blethyn and Susannah York it might entice the viewer into thinking that it might be a highly entertaining film. Unfortunately, The Calling suffers from an inconsistent performance from its central character played by Emily Beecham and a shuffle in tone from comedy to drama.
Film Review: Insidious 2 (2013)
byIn 2010, Insidious crept quietly onto the cinema screens and eventually scared up the most profitable film of the year. This is the much-anticipated…