Film Review: The Bourne Legacy (2012)
byIn a world of reboots, sequels and reimagining’s it comes as no surprise that a Bourne film without Matt Damon would hit the big…
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Wednesdays With Woody: Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
by“With an intellect that big, you tend to create your own moral universe”.
Film Review: Bernie (2011)
byIn his latest mainstream comedy, director Richard Linklater reteams with his School Of Rock leading man Jack Black to tell the true story of…
Film Review: The Campaign (2012)
byJay Roach brings back some inappropriate humour, bathed in a Hollywood budget with two of the most popular comedic actors of the time. Whether…
Wednesdays with Woody: Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
byManhattan Murder Mystery opens with Bobby Short singing Cole Porter’s “I happen to love New York” over the opening credits and adjoining snapshots of the…
Film Review: The Sapphires (2012)
byI’m always tentative when walking into the screening of an Australian film; for every Face to Face (2011) there’s a You and Your Stupid…
MIFF Review: The Sessions (2012)
byBased on an article “On Seeking a Sex Surrogate”, The Sessions details the struggles and triumphs of Mark O’Brien, a poet from Boston who…
MIFF Review: Jayne Mansfield’s Car (2012)
byThe latest film from Billy Bob Thornton as writer/director reteams him with co-writer Tom Epperson (with whom he wrote the excellent crime drama One…
Film Review: Cosmopolis (2012)
byBillionaire asset manager Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) reels slowly through New York City in a white limousine to get a haircut. He takes his…
Wednesdays with Woody: Husbands and Wives (1992)
byIt doesn’t take five minutes until the basic premise of Woody Allen’s Husbands and Wives is set up. Jack (Sydney Pollack) and Sally (Judy…