Film Review: Enough Said (2013)
byWritten by Kendal Coombs Originally published 19 November 2013 Some characters stay with an actor throughout their careers, making it almost impossible for audiences…
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Film Review: Big Ass Spider! (2013)
byFor a low-budget film about a gigantic mutant spider destroying Los Angeles, Big Ass Spider! is surprisingly decent. Why this spider exists and why it is attacking humans is never made entirely clear.
Film Review: The Fifth Estate (2013)
byUnlike the Australian telemovie Underground: The Julian Assange Story, which saw unknown actor Alex Williams take the title role, The Fifth Estate gives Assange’s awkward persona to British flavour-of-the-month Benedict Cumberbatch.
Film Review: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 12 November 2013 There’s something about the faces of Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara that just keeps you…
Film Review: Love, Sex and Missed Connections (2012)
byThis is also the first feature film by director Eric Kissack and his experience as an editor on major releases such as Role Models and Bruno keeps the witty script moving with interesting camera angles and photographs the American suburbs with brightness.
Film Review: The Calling (2009)
byWhen a film features performances by Brenda Blethyn and Susannah York it might entice the viewer into thinking that it might be a highly entertaining film. Unfortunately, The Calling suffers from an inconsistent performance from its central character played by Emily Beecham and a shuffle in tone from comedy to drama.
Film Review: Insidious 2 (2013)
byWritten by Paul Flavel Originally published 8 November 2013 In 2010, Insidious crept quietly onto the cinema screens and eventually scared up the most…
Film Review: The Counselor (2013)
byWritten by Chris Smith Originally published 7 November 2013 Expectations are high for The Counselor. It comes from the first produced screenplay by Cormac…
Film Review: Thor: The Dark World (2013)
byWe’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: Fly Me To The Moon (2012)
byIn most romantic films, the good girl gets the good guy, vindicating all of the audiences’ wildest dreams. Without changing the formula too much, Pascal Chaumeil’s Fly Me To The Moon manages to throw a curve ball into the mix, concocting a situation where two good guys are competing for the affections of a despicable female lead.