Film Review: A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 31 March 2018 Going by her works in the past five years Ava DuVernay has to be one…
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Film Review: Wonder Woman (2017)
byWritten by Ben Isbel Originally published 31 May 2017 It’s always interesting to imagine how the current era of time will come to be…
Film Review : Hell or High Water (2016)
byWritten by Louise Agostino Originally published 25 October 2016 Coming out of David Mackenzie’s Hell or High Water it’s hard to know how to feel….
Film review: Star Trek Beyond (2016)
byWritten by Ben Isbel Originally published 22 July 2016 The third instalment of J.J. Abrams’ newly rebooted Star Trek series is Star Trek Beyond….
Film Review: Into the Woods (2014)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 8 January 2015 Strange things happen in the woods. At any given moment in Rob Marshall‘s adaptation of…
Film Review: Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 9 December 2014 Jason Sudeikis, Jason Bateman and Charlie Day must have had sore palms by the end of…
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)
byWritten by James Zarucky Originally published 12 December 2012 Imagine, just for a moment, a world where mythological figures such as Santa Claus, the…