Film Review: We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks (2013)
Written by Mark Hewitt Originally published 2 July 2013 In his new documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, director Alex Gibney (Enron:…
Film Review: Farewell, My Queen (2012)
A beautifully staged period film, Farewell, My Queen fictionalises the final days of the French monarchy. The opulence and superfluous ceremony that is usually characterised in films about Louis the XVI and his infamous bride Marie Antoinette
Film Review: Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (2012)
A rock doco in the spirit of The Devil and Daniel Johnston and Anvil! The Story of Anvil, Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me is at both immersing and terribly bemusing, leaving the audience to wonder what could have been when the curtain is finally drawn on the would-be super group.
Film Review: Sleepwalk With Me (2012)
Based on his one-man show of the same name and winner ‘Best of NEXT audience Award’ at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, Sleepwalk with Me is a stylised account of director Mike Birbiglia’s early days as a would-be stand-up comedian.
Film Review: Rust and Bone (2012)
Rust and Bone is emotionally raw film, contrasting aggression with genuine intimacy and stays with you long after you have left the cinema.
Film Review: Silence in the House of God: Mea Maxima Culpa (2012)
Written by Mark Hewitt Originally published 21 March 2013 In 1972 Father Lawrence Murphy of the St. John School for the Deaf in Milwaukee,…
Film Review: Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
Written by Mark Hewitt Originally published 18 March 2013 So, you want to make an adventure movie, do you? All right, I can see…
Film Review: Mama (2013)
Mama is a film ripe with horror clichés, some of the setups seem oddly familiar and there are scenes that leave you scratching your head with a feeling of déjà vu, swearing you’d seen what just happened in Japanese horrors The Ring or The Grudge.
Film Review: Le Skylab (2012)
Fans of Delpy’s previously released works 2 Days in Paris and 2 Days in New York will reveal in the film’s lighter moments, while more critical newcomers will appreciate this emerging filmmaker’s ability to balance both sides of the family coin.
Film Review: Broken City (2013)
There’s not much groundbreaking going on in Broken City, but, to be fair, there is a quality to this run-of-the-mill genre picture that keeps you engaged through to its final credits. In part, this can boiled down to its director, Allen Hughes, and the film’s star-studded supporting cast.