Film Review: The Rocket (2013)
byTo the trained eye, however, this is not your average foreign film. As refreshing as it is to watch a story seen through the eyes of a Lao child, one can’t help but sense the script was not written by a local.
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Film Review: The Earth Wins (2013)
byImagine watching some of most breathtaking scenes on earth – a flock of flamingoes flying over a lake; sub-Saharan African tribes performing a traditional dance ceremony; American skyscrapers reflecting light off one another. Now imagine somebody taking that footage, and editing it on Windows Movie Maker.
Film Review: Red 2 (2013)
byIt would be easy to dismiss this as an $84 million waste of time. Going with the motto, ‘bigger is better’, Red 2 (penned by Jon and Erich Hoeber and based on Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner’s Marvel characters) can never be accused of being dull or slow, but they might have gone a bit too big.
MIFF 2013: Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
byWritten by Kendal Coombs Originally published 25 August 2013 Responding to the recent economic disaster in his home country of Hungary and its effects…
Film Review: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
byBased on the bestselling books by Cassandra Clare and adapted to screen by Jessica Postigo, the story depicts a fantasy flipside of New York called Downworld, where Shadowhunters battle demons, and wizards, werewolves and vampires coexist (not zombies though).
Film Review: Upstream Color (2013)
byUpstream Color isn’t a film for the casual movie goer, but those that like more intellectually engaging movies, and willing to be challenged by alternative form and narrative, will be significantly rewarded by this daring, original and heartfelt film.
Film Review: What Maisie Knew (2012)
byWritten by Kendal Coombs Originally published 21 August 2013 Loosely based on Henry James’ 1897 novel of the same name, What Maisie Knew is…
Film Review: V/H/S/2 (2013)
byIn 2012 we were given V/H/S, a horror anthology aimed at shocking and disgusting its audience through gritty violence. Like many horror films nowadays it didn’t take long for a sequel to get spat out and we have it here in V/H/S/2.
Film Review: Emperor (2012)
byThe US occupation of Japan in the aftermath of World War II hasn’t garnered much attention from filmmakers, making the subject for director Peter Webber’s Emperor rich ground for exploration.
Film Review: A Glimpse Inside The Mind of Charles Swan III (2012)
byThe best way to describe Charles Swan III is that it feels like an unfunny episode of Family Guy, in which the plot walks off on tangents so wild that it’s easy to forget the primary storyline.