Film Review: The Grandmaster (2013)
byThe new film from perhaps the most celebrated auteur from all of Asia, maybe even world cinema in general, should be met with celebration;…
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Film Review: A Most Wanted Man (2014)
byIn the frantic search for answers following 9/11 it was discovered that many of the plans for the attacks were conceived in the historic…
Film Review: The Rover (2014)
byIt has been four years since David Michôd’s auspicious debut feature film Animal Kingdom was released, but now he is back with The Rover,…
Film Review: Under the Skin (2014)
byThe premise of Jonathan Glazer’s film, Under the Skin, doesn’t sound like anything new: an alien comes to earth, taking the image of a…
Film Review: Gangster Squad (2012)
byLos Angeles, 1949. Mobster Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) is ruling the city with an iron fist. Police Chief Parker (Nick Nolte) summons war veteran…
Film Review: The Hunger Games (2012)
byThe Hunger Games, the much hyped adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ wildly popular novel, has a wonderful central premise. In the future, two representatives from…
Film Review: Red Dog (2011)
byRed Dog surrounds the travels of a Kelpie named Red Dog. Set in the early 1970’s, Red Dog settled in the mining town of Dampier…