Film Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
byBased on the mash-up novel of the same name, the title of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter would at the least suggest a ridiculously absurd…
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Film Review: Beauty (2011)
byAn intense and challenging drama set in present day South Africa from writer/director Oliver Hermanus, centering on a middle-aged family man struggling to resolve…
Film Review: Jo Nesbo’s Jackpot (2011)
byIf you’re looking for a film that combines cheeky black humour with bloody carnage, Jo Nesbo’s Jackpot hits the nail on the end. Literally.
Film Review: Magic Mike (2012)
bySurprising is a word that springs to mind when thinking about Magic Mike. Surprising that Steven Soderbergh, a name that conjures up images of…
Wednesdays With Woody: Shadows and Fog (1991)
byIn much the same way he tackled a completely genre different to his typical comedic work with his pseudo-documentary Zelig in the early eighties,…
Film Review: And If We All Lived Together (2011)
byIt is as if Jane Fonda had never been away from the silver screen and here she delights us in her return to the…
Film Review: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
byChristian Bale dons the Batsuit yet again in The Dark Knight Rises, the third and reportedly last of the Christopher Nolan helmed Batman outings.
Wednesdays with Woody: Alice (1990)
byAlice Tate (Mia Farrow) has been wrapped in cotton wool for almost 16 years with her affluent husband, Doug (William Hurt). They live in…
Film Review: Curse of the Gothic Symphony (2011)
byFor decades, employing classical musical has been a tried-and-true method for building suspense in horror films. But does it work the same way in…
Film Review: Hysteria (2011)
byThe costumes for Hysteria were something out of A Christmas Carol (coats and hats and warm sort of nonsense) and the plot resembled a…