Film Review: Point Break (2015)
byWhen faced with the prospect of a remake, especially when the original film was popular or good, one must ask if the remake is…
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Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie (2015)
byNostalgia and CGI combine for The Peanuts Movie, an installment we weren’t exactly clamouring for but one that nonetheless will be greeted warmly. The gang are brought…
Film Review: Youth (2015)
byAfter his Oscar winning critical darling The Great Beauty, Italian writer/director Paolo Sorrentino delivers another masterpiece with Youth, a meditation on what it means…
Film Review: Joy (2015)
byJoy is the most recent feature film from acclaimed director David O. Russell. The whirlwind biographical tale of Joy Mangano stars Jennifer Lawrence who delivers yet…
Film Review: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
byWhile fans eagerly consume a seventh Rocky film, a twenty-forth Bond, and a seventh part of that little-known franchise Star Wars, the announcement of…
Film Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
byIt’s here. It’s actually finally here. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens is a product that began its journey in 1977 when a…
Film Review: The Bélier Family (2014)
byThe Bélier Family is a fairly typical take on the family drama, with one rather interesting twist. With the exception of teen daughter Paula (Louane Emera),…
Film Review: The Good Dinosaur (2015)
byYou’d be hard pressed to find an Australian born in the last thirty years who doesn’t like dinosaurs. Indeed, the only thing more difficult would…
Film Review: Suffragette (2015)
byWe’ve come so far, we’ve got so far to go. Suffragette acts as both a reminder of the progress made in the fight for…
Film Review: Mississippi Grind
byThere’s little better advertising for the writing of a character and an actor’s performance than being happy to watch them do almost nothing, making…