Film Review: Damsels in Distress (2011)
byNo matter how many ways I look at it, there is just something that isn’t right about Damsels in Distress, the new comedy written and directed by Whit Stillman. It’s just…
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Film Review: The Expendables 2 (2012)
byFrom the moment the thunderous musical score comes into full swing with the entry of the titular characters into the first of many ridiculously…
Wednesdays With Woody: Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
byIn the introduction to his collection of reviews Francois Truffaut famously made the demand “…that a film express either the joy of making cinema…
Film Review: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
byVisions of the apocalypse aren’t new in the world of cinema and particularly in recent times these stories seem to have given screenwriters new…
Film Review: Barrymore (2011)
byA night at the theatre can feel a bit like a lottery. Regardless of how exceptional a performance might be, the location of your…
Film Review: Total Recall (2012)
byTotal Recall is essentially the definition of the old saying “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” For Arnold Schwarzenegger fans you’ll remember the 1990 classic…
Film Review: Vulgaria (2012)
byThere’s nothing misleading about the title of Hong Kong comedy Vulgaria. The film gives its audience exactly what they are expecting: shamelessly tasteless humour.
Wednesdays with Woody: Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
by“Achilles only had an Achilles heel… I’ve got an Achilles body.” Seven years after being coerced into adopting a baby boy by his art-dealing…
Film Review: Holy Motors (2012)
byIt’s rare for a film to come along which is so unique, and downright bizarre, that it completely defies any attempt at categorisation, and…
Film Review: Bad Karma (2011)
byFollowing in the footsteps of countless (mostly American) direct to video movies, Bad Karma is a crime thriller about what happens to the reformed…