Film Review: Vice (2018)
byAs Julia Louis-Dreyfus lampoons so wonderfully in her show Veep, the Vice President’s office is notorious for being a powerless vanity title for political…
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Film Review: Beautiful Boy (2018)
byBased on the memoirs of David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy portrays a family’s ordeal with drug addiction with grace. Not to be confused…
Film Review: Last Flag Flying (2017)
byRichard Linklater must be a relief to work for. Never in a hurry, he seems to encourage such natural performances that his films almost give the…
Film Review: Battle of the Sexes (2017)
byIt wasn’t all that long ago that a film starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell would be a light-hearted comedic romp. But with Academy…
Film Review: Despicable Me 3 (2017)
byFor various reasons, this reviewer does not generally take to films made for children (the most obvious being, I am not a child, and…
Film Review: Café Society (2016)
byThere’s something a little off-putting about a Woody Allen film these days. His constant relevance (at least one project a year) means the conversations…
Film Review: Freeheld (2015)
byIt’s easy to criticise the US what with its ridiculous gun laws, extreme conservatives, and woeful healthcare system, but Freeheld reminds us of something that…
Film Review: The Way, Way Back (2013)
byThe directing debut of acting and Oscar winning screen-writing duo Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, The Way, Way Back is a charming coming of age film perfectly timed for the American Summer Vacation.
Film Review: Despicable Me 2 (2013)
byWhile kids will find joy in everything about Despicable Me 2 – from the fart jokes to the cartoonish yet ingenious inventions – adults shouldn’t be afraid to join the ride.
Film Review: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
byRather than a narrative, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone has a series of wacky events weakly held together to arrive at an inevitable conclusion. Thankfully, for a film that is constantly half-baked, the last set-piece is not actually half-bad.