Film Review: The Hunger Games (2012)
byThe Hunger Games, the much hyped adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ wildly popular novel, has a wonderful central premise. In the future, two representatives from…
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Wednesdays with Woody: Bananas (1971)
byMade in 1971, Bananas continues the early screen attempts of Woody Allen as writer/director/star. Basically consisting of comedic sketches (like most of his early…
Film Review: The Raid (2012)
byThere’s a famous scene in Tony Jaa’s The Protector where our hero, searching for the mob boss who stole his elephant (don’t ask) has…
Film Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
bySeven British retirees come to India for leisure and luxury in their autumn years and find new beginnings and second chances, proving the restorative…
AFFFF Review: The Look (2011)
byIf there was ever an enigmatic international star of the silver screen in contemporary times, it would be Charlotte Rampling. Her aura exists in…
Wednesdays with Woody: Take the Money and Run (1968)
byWoody Allen’s second film Take the Money and Run is the first true ‘Woody Allen’ film, after the curio that was What’s Up, Tiger…
Film Review: The Rum Diary (2011)
byA seaplane glides leisurely through the clouds and over the sparkling waters of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Dean Martin’s “Volare” carries us gently…
Film Review: Margin Call (2011)
byIt was only a matter of time until American filmmakers began to turn their attention to the events surrounding the global financial crisis of…
FAFA: Erskineville Kings (1999)
byErskineville Kings is a story about freedom that challenges the notion of family and brotherhood.
AFFFF Review: 17 Girls (2011)
byAn inadvertently vicious indictment of teenage empowerment, 17 Girls (17 filles) half-heartedly tries to portray its central characters – a group of high school…