Film Review: How to Train Your Dragon 2 3D (2014)
Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 18 June 2014 Haven’t dragons just come roaring back into vogue lately? Smaug. Godzilla. Daenerys has three. Even…
Film Review: Under the Skin (2014)
Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 27 May 2014 The premise of Jonathan Glazer’s film, Under the Skin, doesn’t sound like anything new: an…
Film Review: The Zero Theorem (2014)
Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 13 May 2014 How do you review a film that completely baffles you and yet entertained you in…
Film Review: Seduced and Abandoned (2014)
Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 5 May 2014 ‘I look back on my life and its 95% running around trying to raise money…
Film Review: Sister (2012)
Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 1 April 2014 While Jennifer Lawrence has drawn the limelight in America in recent years, an equally impressive…
Film Review: Pompeii (2014)
Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 20 March 2014 I do have a little of sympathy for Paul W. S. Anderson, the director of…
Film Review: Tracks (2013)
Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 4 March 2014 It’s hard to say what inspired Robyn Davidson to embark on a 2700-kilometre journey across…
Film Review: Labor Day (2013)
Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 2 February 2014 Jason Reitman has an impressive resume to date and it’s full of unconventional romances: America’s…
Film Review: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
Indeed, some patience would have been nice. The initial set-up in Adam Cozad and David Koepp’s screenplay is so rushed in getting to the point that the characters miss an opportunity to be fleshed out. However, in fairness, it’s a slick, rollicking popcorn movie with a far-fetched plot and a nice sense of humour, so probably best not to take it too seriously.
Film Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
In 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.