Film Review: Apollo 11 (2019)
byThere’s no shortage of films and documentaries about the moon landings but with the 50th anniversary of those astonishing days fast approaching, Todd Douglass Miller’s…
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Film Review: The Happytime Murders (2018)
byPuppets and cute critters behaving badly is a fun idea, but it’s not necessarily a new one. It was more than a decade ago…
Film Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
byPeter Jackson‘s The Hobbit series has thrown almost everyone into mutually exclusive camps: the haters and the indifferent. For what is essentially a bit…
Film Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
byIn Jackson’s view, it seems nothing is done unless it is done to excess and this dizzying flurry of action may be exhausting for some. However, it is nothing if not a spectacle and leaves me eagerly waiting for more.
Film Review: West of Memphis (2012)
byIn 1993, three teenagers in West Memphis, Arkansas were tried and convicted of the brutal murder of three young boys. One of the trio,…
Film Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
byReturning with another three-part saga, Peter Jackson brings The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey into Australian cinemas this Boxing Day. While the film will not…
TV Review: Game of Thrones Season 1
byNote: full spoilers for Game of Thrones season one follow. HBO have achieved something truly impressive with their excellent first season of Game of Thrones, faithfully…
Film Review: The Lovely Bones (2009)
byBy James Madden. Viewed on 28/12/2009 So reactions upon my friends seem to be fairly mixed. But one thing that Alex and I do…
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Bright Star (2009) & The Lovely Bones (2009)
byViewed on: 11/01/2010. Review by: Alex Lagerwey I have to admit, this may not be the most coherent, nor thought out post. However, seeing…