Film Review: Widows (2018)
byWritten by Kevin Hawkins Originally published 19 November 2018 A film passes the Bechdel test when it meets three criteria: “(1) it has to…
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Film Review: Fences (2016)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 15 February 2017 “Some people build fences to keep people out…and other people build fences to keep people…
Trailer: Fences
byWritten by Film Blerg Originally published 28 September 2016 Fences Director: Denzel Washington Writer: August Wilson, based on his play Starring: Denzel Washington, Viola…
Film Review: Suicide Squad (2016)
byWritten by David Nagle Originally published 3 August 2016 In Hollywood blockbuster terms, we’re now living in an age of the cinema of moments….
Film Review: Ender’s Game (2013)
byThe film is set around a hundred years into the future, when Earth has managed to withstand a prolonged attack from the ‘Formics’, an insect-like alien race. In order to pre-empt future attacks, children are trained to become military tacticians.
Film Review: Prisoners (2013)
byPrisoners, directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Aaron Guzikowski, focusses on a relatively simple premise. Two children go missing, and a lengthy police investigation starts. However, the film is elevated beyond the trappings of predictability and mediocrity by its layered plot, accomplished, confident direction, and compelling performances.
Film Review: Won’t Back Down (2012)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 10 April 2013 This review contains vague spoilers. A grainy landscape sets the scene; from the first frame,…
Film Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 23 February 2012 Stephen Daldry’s adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close delves deep into…
Film Review: The Help (2011)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 6 September 2011 Fifty-five years after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man…