Film Review: I, Frankenstein (2014)
Written by Kendal Coombs Originally published 19 March 2014 Hearing that the usually reliable Aaron Eckhart and Bill Nighy would be heading a mainly…
Film Review: Nymphomaniac (2013)
Written by Kendal Coombs Originally published 19 March 2014 Lars Von Trier has always lived a bit on the edge, pushing boundaries wherever he…
Film Review: Warwick Thornton’s The Darkside (2013)
Written by Kendal Coombs Originally published 6 February 2014 Warwick Thornton is fast becoming one of Australia’s leading story-tellers. His latest project, The Darkside,…
Film Review: Grudge Match (2013)
Written by Kendal Coombs Originally published 30 January 2014 At the outset, when you hear Grudge Match, a film about two aging boxing rivals…
Film Review: Carrie (2013)
The build up of tension in the film is laughably weak and the pay-off not nearly gruesome enough. Boys Don’t Cry director Kimberly Peirce tread the line between serious horror film and B-grade homage
Film Review: Filth (2013)
Known for his use of almost illegible raw Scottish dialect and characters with less than savoury habits, the latest of his creations to hit the big screen, Filth, fits the bill to a T.
Film Review: Enough Said (2013)
Written by Kendal Coombs Originally published 19 November 2013 Some characters stay with an actor throughout their careers, making it almost impossible for audiences…
Film Review: Thor: The Dark World (2013)
We’re at a point in The Avengers franchise where we need a bolt of energy to keep from fading away from the characters and becoming disinterested in what happens to them next. As funny and brilliant as Iron Man 3 was (the first of the post The Avengers films) it lacked a certain panache.
Film Review: Blancanieves (2012)
Apparently inspired by a photograph of bullfighting dwarves writer/director Pablo Berger saw in a Spanish magazine, Blancanieves is a lovingly crafted tribute to the Brother’s Grimm fable Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
Film Review: About Time (2013)
At the end of the day, it seems cheesy, but other than love, what is there really worth going back in time for? Everything else is icing if you have a happy family and a few good laughs. A real first date winner.