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.
TV Recap: Redfern Now, 2×3
byRedfern Now is by far the greatest Australian drama ever to have graced our screens. The performances of the two main characters, Justin and Janine, were gripping and never once let us off the hook.
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)
byThere’s something about the faces of Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara that just keeps you guessing. Maybe it’s the former’s slightly weary voice or…
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.
TV Recap: Redfern Now, 2×2
byThe second installment of the ABC’s Redfern Now titled ‘Starting Over’ is a follow up from an episode in the first series. Remember the cop Aaron (Wayne Blair) who was caught up in the Aboriginal boy’s death in custody?
TV Recap: Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, 2×10
byAhhhhhhhhhh!! Hugh (Hugo Johnstone-Burt) finally proposed to Dotty!! (Ashleigh Cummings) It was so cute! So magical! So sigh worthy. Betty the cat and I were both using the box of tissues, me for tears and Betty as a head rest but I digress…
CLOSED: 20 Feet From Stardom Giveaway
byCourtesy of Transmission Films, Film Blerg is giving away 10 double passes to see the new music documentary 20 FEET FROM STARDOM, in cinemas from November 21….
Film Review: Insidious 2 (2013)
byIn 2010, Insidious crept quietly onto the cinema screens and eventually scared up the most profitable film of the year. This is the much-anticipated…