Film Review: Man on a Ledge (2012)
byGoing to see Man on a Ledge was a novel experience for me because I had managed to hear very little about the film…
February, 2012
Thievish Thursdays: Underbelly (2008)
byOur second Thievish Thursdays companion piece to The Straits takes a look at the hugely successful television series Underbelly.
Film Review: The Vow (2012)
byLife could not be more perfect for Leo (Channing Tatum) and Paige (Rachel McAdams). Their married, hipsterish lifestyle humbly allows for Paige’s sculpturing and…
First Look: New The Amazing Spider Man Trailer
byIn what will only be ten years since the first instalment of the Marvel comic Spiderman series with Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, The…
Film Review: Shame (2011)
byPerfection. One word to describe the performances, Steve McQueen‘s direction, Sean Bobbitt’s cinematographyand the film itself is perfection.
Film Review: The Artist (2011)
byCelebrity is just obscurity biding its time. These words were spoken by the delectable Carrie Fisher in her one woman show Wishful Drinking and…
Film Review: Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
byThe intriguing title of Martha Marcy May Marlene refers to the various names attributed to a single character, a young woman played by Elizabeth…
TV Review: The Straits: Episode 1 & 2
byFrom the opening shots of the title sequence, it is difficult not to recall HBO’s landmark series The Sopranos. The music sounds very similar…
TV Review: Conspiracy 365, “February”
byOur hero Cal (Harrison Gilbertson) is living on the street and makes friends after a lifesaving incident with Winter (Marny Kennedy), baddie Vulcan’s (Rob…
Thievish Thursdays: Suburban Mayhem (2006)
byOur first Thievish Thursday takes a brief look at the irreparable effects of crime over the family unit, in celebration of the new ABC1 series…