Film Review: Home Alone (1990)
Written by James Madden Originally published 23 December 2014 It goes without saying that John Hughes was behind some of the most popular films…
MIFF 2014: Curtain Call (2014)
Written by James Madden Originally published 9 August 2014 “Regrets, I’ve have a few, but then again, too few to mention.” – lyrics from…
Film Review: Jersey Boys (2014)
Written by James Madden Originally published 6 July 2014 A stage to screen adaptation is nothing unfamiliar to cinemagoers. Many musicals of the last…
Film Review: Maleficent (2014)
Written by James Madden Originally published 29 May 2014 Long debated is the genesis of evil: is one born evil or can one become…
Film Review: 12 Years a Slave (2013)
Steve McQueen really does have a thing for the embattled and imprisoned protagonist. His three feature films to date have focused on an Irish republican leading a hunger strike in Hunger, a sex-addict slipping deeper into the despair of his compulsion in Shame, and now the agonising capture and slavery of freeman Solomon Northrop in 12 Years a Slave.
Film Review: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Written by James Madden Originally published 20 January 2014 Greed, power games, drugs and New York financial corruption in the 80s. No this is…
Film Review: Her (2013)
Set in the not-so-distant future, Her takes place in a world where technology has come so far that operating systems have been programmed intuitively and provide services resembling human interactions and relationships.
Film Review: August: Osage County (2013)
August: Osage County features great opportunities for actors, and thankfully a cavalcade of brilliant actors breathes life into these intricate and multi-layered characters. There really isn’t a weak link in the cast, but Streep, Roberts and Cooper deserve to be singled out. Not far behind them are Martindale, Nicholson and Cumberbatch.
Film Review: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
Plenty of laughs are to be had with Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues through genuinely astute and witty television journalistic observations, and through some less erudite gags.
Interview: Martin Sharpe, writer and director of STILL LIFE (2013)
Very recently, Film Blerg editor James Madden had the opportunity to discuss STILL LIFE, one of 2013’s Tropfest finalist entries, with writer and director Martin Sharpe. Sharpe has already won the Qantas Film Cadetship at this year’s Tropfest for his surreal and unique short film about a museum security guard who falls into the world of the artworks he patrols.