Film Review: On The Road (2012)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 25 September 2012 After spending over half a century in development hell (it was originally conceived as vehicle…
Film Review: The Expendables 2 (2012)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 30 August 2012 From the moment the thunderous musical score comes into full swing with the entry of…
Wednesdays With Woody: Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 29 August 2012 In the introduction to his collection of reviews Francois Truffaut famously made the demand “…that…
Film Review: Bad Karma (2011)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 21 August 2012 Following in the footsteps of countless (mostly American) direct to video movies, Bad Karma is…
Wednesdays With Woody: Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 15 August 2012 “With an intellect that big, you tend to create your own moral universe”.
Film Review: Bernie (2011)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 14 August 2012 In his latest mainstream comedy, director Richard Linklater reteams with his School Of Rock leading…
MIFF Review: Jayne Mansfield’s Car (2012)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 5 August 2012 The latest film from Billy Bob Thornton as writer/director reteams him with co-writer Tom Epperson…
MIFF Review: On Death Row (2012)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 5 August 2012 Although Into The Abyss, the new Werner Herzog documentary was supposed to be screened during…
MIFF Review: Side By Side (2012)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 5 August 2012 One of the documentaries screening at this year’s festival is Side By Side, an excellent…
MIFF Review: Hara-Kiri: Death Of A Samurai (2011)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 5 August 2012 The prolific and brilliant Takashi Miike returns to MIFF (he has two other films showing;…