Film Review: A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
byGoing by her works in the past five years Ava DuVernay has to be one of the greatest American directors currently working. Selma is…
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Film Review: Wonder Woman (2017)
byIt’s always interesting to imagine how the current era of time will come to be defined. If the industrial/tech age ever loses its title…
Film Review : Hell or High Water (2016)
byComing out of David Mackenzie’s Hell or High Water it’s hard to know how to feel. Not in the sense that this is complex and…
Film review: Star Trek Beyond (2016)
byThe third instalment of J.J. Abrams’ newly rebooted Star Trek series is Star Trek Beyond. This time, however, he passes the directorial torch to…
Film Review: Into the Woods (2014)
byStrange things happen in the woods. At any given moment in Rob Marshall‘s adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine‘s musical Into the Woods,…
Film Review: Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
byJason Sudeikis, Jason Bateman and Charlie Day must have had sore palms by the end of filming Horrible Bosses 2. So many high fives. Whether…
Film Review: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
byIndeed, some patience would have been nice. The initial set-up in Adam Cozad and David Koepp’s screenplay is so rushed in getting to the point that the characters miss an opportunity to be fleshed out. However, in fairness, it’s a slick, rollicking popcorn movie with a far-fetched plot and a nice sense of humour, so probably best not to take it too seriously.
Film Review: Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)
byWith a name like Into Darkness, one may be expecting more elements of evil and anarchy. Don’t get me wrong, there is plenty of rampant destruction aboard the latest Star Trek vehicle, but darkness does not seem to be the proper definition. The words “Into Darkness” could really be replaced by the words “sacrificial” and “loyalty”.
Film Review: People Like Us (2012)
byThe idea of the prodigal son returning home after an extended absence has been done a lot in movies. Because it’s so thematically rich though, unlike other plot cliché’s, it’s also been done well, memorably in movies like The Indian Runner, You Can Count on Me, No Looking Back and in Australia’s own (extremely worthy, early Russell Crowe vehicle) The Crossing.
Film Review: Rise Of The Guardians (2012)
byImagine, just for a moment, a world where mythological figures such as Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and the Sandman all…