Film Review: Wuthering Heights (2011)
byHaving steered clear of the Brontë sisters since a rather unfortunate turn at studying Jane Eyre in year 11 literature I thought a bright new…
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Film Review: Lawless (2012)
byI usually steer clear of John Hillcoat films, not that they’re bad, but because their hyper-realism leaves me feeling utterly depressed and questioning the…
Film Review: Killing Them Softly (2012)
byJackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) is the go to man when you need things sorted out. He is called upon when an illegal mob poker game…
Film Review: The Words (2012)
byCelebrated author Clay Hammond (Dennis Quaid) addresses a lecture theatre packed with literary nerds. He is there to give a reading from his much…
Wednesdays with Woody: Hollywood Ending (2002)
by“I would kill for this job but the people I want to kill are offering me the job.” Woody Allen’s third film with Dreamworks…
Film Review: Shadow Dancer (2012)
by1973, Belfast. More than five decades after Ireland was split in half, the Provisional Irish Republican Army has become increasingly restless and violent in…
Film Review: I Wish (2011)
byTwo brothers are separated when their parents divorce. Koichi lives with his mother and grandparents in Kagoshima where its active volcano rains ash every…
Film Review: Taken 2 (2012)
byTaken 2 was bound to suffer in the shadow of Taken as so many cinematic abortions had heeded the success of the 2010 action…
Wednesdays with Woody: The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
byIt’s hard to believe that The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is Woody Allen’s most expensive film with a budget of $26 million. Yes,…
Film Review: Starry Starry Night (2011)
byMei (Jiao Xu) is a young girl living in urban Taiwan and brought up in a wealthy family as an only child. She has inherited…