Film Review: The Nativity Story (2006)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 16 December 2014 With The Passion of the Christ a surprise box-office hit in 2004, Hollywood, as it’s…
Film Review: Folies Bergere (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 11 December 2014 Folies Bergere is the kind of film that so rarely gets held to account by…
Film Review: Turkey Shoot (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 9 December 2014 Following Mark Hartley’s remake of Patrick last year, Turkey Shoot continues the current re-imaginings of…
On The Set of Turkey Shoot (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 9 December 2014 EXT. CARPARK – DAY It’s 7 o’clock on a hot, summer Melbourne morning and I’ve…
Film Review: Kill the Messenger (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 30 October 2014 It’s just about that time of the year when all the films that see themselves…
Film Review: Tusk (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 10 October 2014 “You need to go full Walrus”. For better or worse no film is quite as…
Film Review: The Case Against 8 (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 9 October 2014 Set and shot over a five year period, The Case Against 8 is a documentary…
Film Review: Gone Girl (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 6 October 2014 To call a film nihilistic isn’t necessarily a criticism of the given film, and if…
Film Review: Wish I Was Here (2014)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 17 September 2014 In getting the financing for his second effort after his first film Garden State quickly…
Film Review: Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013)
Written by Chris Smith Originally published 16 September 2014 The world of cinema is full of tales of moves that almost got made: Stanley…