Film Review: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
byWriter-director Noah Baumbach’s voice is distinctive in contemporary cinema. Depicting life with quirky humour, poignancy and a deep well of empathy for his often…
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Film Review: Brad’s Status (2017)
byAfter Obama’s election in 2009 there was an influx of films about slavery and race relations. Every film is affected by the period and…
Film Review: Zoolander 2 (2016)
byIt seems that good American comedies are hard to come by these days. In the last year, with the exception of a few female-driven…
Film Review: While We’re Young (2015)
byWhile writer-director Noah Baumbach brought to us the wistfulness of youth in Frances Ha, this time he has chosen to take a step back from this…
Film Review: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
byA few years have passed since the Battle of the Smithsonian and Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is successfully disguising his wax figures coming to…
Film Review: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
byThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty has its share of rousing moments, but it never becomes the sweeping inspirational gesture that it wants to be.
Film Review: The Watch (2012)
byA security guard at a Costco store is murdered, the catalyst for store manager Evan (Ben Stiller) to form a neighbourhood watch group.
Film Review: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)
byGiven that the previous two Madagascar films ended with sufficient resolve, DreamWorks never needed to extend the Madagascar franchise beyond a single film, let…