Film Review: Gifted (2017)
byIt all looks fairly formulaic on paper. Captain America + cute kid + schmaltz = Gifted. The title alone may provoke groans, because it…
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Film Review: Paper Towns (2015)
byPaper Towns is the second feature from Jake Schreier. Young adult romance script specialists and frequent collaborators Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber interpret John…
Film Review: Sleepwalk With Me (2012)
byBased on his one-man show of the same name and winner ‘Best of NEXT audience Award’ at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, Sleepwalk with Me is a stylised account of director Mike Birbiglia’s early days as a would-be stand-up comedian.
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…
12 Days of Christmas Films: Elf (2003)
byWe’ve seen the role reversal before in films. Comedies such as Big and Freaky Friday see their respective protagonists inhabiting the wrong body.
The Oscar Race: Best Actress and the Screenplays
byIn our last week of Oscar Predictions, before the actual nominations are announced, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Screen Actors Guild give…