Film Review: The Theory of Everything (2014)
byWell gosh darn jolly hockey sticks old chap! Here comes a brilliant British Oscar contender that isn’t falling over itself to be as pompous…
Oscar contenders
Film Review: American Sniper (2014)
byDirector Clint Eastwood shows no signs of slowing down his prolific output. His latest film American Sniper focusses on Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL…
Film Review: Nebraska (2013)
byOn a distinctly un-beautiful Montana overpass, we see the mass of an aged man buckling towards camera. The panorama is unexceptional and almost indistinguishable…
Film Review: Thanks For Sharing (2013)
byPremiering at last year’s Toronto Film Festival, Thanks for Sharing is the directorial debut for filmmaker Stuart Blumberg, the savvy scribbler behind the Oscar…
Review: Oscar Nominated Animated and Live Action Shorts (2012)
byThis past weekend, Carlton’s beloved Cinema Nova held some special screenings of this year’s Academy Award nominated Animated and Live Action Shorts. Having been…
First Look: Oscar Shorts at Cinema Nova
byAhead of the 85th Annual Academy Awards, screening in Australia on Monday 25th February, Cinema Nova in Melbourne is screening all of the nominated Live…
Film Review: A Separation (2012)
byFrom the comfort of a house in a suburb of a major city in a Western nation, Iran can feel like a world away.
Film Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
byStephen Daldry’s adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close delves deep into a singular story of a search undertaken by a…
Film Review: My Week With Marilyn (2011)
byBased on the diaries of Olivier studios assistant Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), My Week with Marilyn details Marilyn Monroe‘s (Michelle Williams) stay in England…
Film Review: The Artist (2011)
byCelebrity is just obscurity biding its time. These words were spoken by the delectable Carrie Fisher in her one woman show Wishful Drinking and…