Film Review: Juliet, Naked (2018)
byNick Hornby’s novels seem to be written for film adaptation. While the novels themselves are generally good in their own right, the films are…
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Film Review: Loving Vincent (2017)
byVincent Van Gogh‘s life as an artist and crazy man is celebrated in Loving Vincent. Directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman this is the first fully painted animated film to use the same brush…
Film Review: Eddie the Eagle (2016)
byEddie Edwards (Taron Edgerton) competed in the 1988 winter olympics, the first British ski jumper since the 1920s. Eddie the Eagle is is his…
Film Review: The Program (2015)
byLance Armstrong confessed to having cheated to win the Tour de France. This is his story. Based upon the book, Seven Deadly Sins: My pursuit of…
Film Review: St Vincent (2014)
bySt Vincent is a great opportunity for Bill Murray to do what Bill Murray does best. But, what’s the issue with that? This is…
Film Review: Epic (2013)
byGiven the superlative title of Chris Wedge’s Epic, it would be apt for one to call it the ultimate kids film. That isn’t to say that Epic is necessarily better than any of the other winter holiday options going around; rather, it often feels like a greatest hits package of recent children’s films.
Film Review: This is 40 (2012)
byAfter appearing in Knocked Up, Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd reprise their characters Debbie and Pete in the “sort of” sequel This is 40,…
Film Review: The Sapphires (2012)
byI’m always tentative when walking into the screening of an Australian film; for every Face to Face (2011) there’s a You and Your Stupid…
Film Review: Bridesmaids (2011)
byTwo years ago I took place in what I thought was a daring social experiment. I trotted on down to the local cinema to…