Film Review: The Company You Keep (2012)
byIntelligent crafted, thoughtful and well-made, The Company You Keep is exactly the type of engrossing and lively thriller that we so rarely get to see coming out of America now.
Film Review: No (2012)
byFor those interested in the interplay between politics and advertising – a theme that has never been more relevant than it is today – No is a must-see film. The then-radical tactics employed by both René’s team and the antagonistic “Yes” ticket hit close to home, given today’s day and age of big-budget political campaigns
Film Review: Oblivion (2013)
byIf there really are extraterrestrial lifeforms observing Earth from somewhere in the depths of space, it’s safe to conclude that humanity’s epic love/hate relationship with Tom Cruise would be a source of particular fascination. After all, he is routinely condemned by many due to his role as the very public face of Scientology.
Film Review: Won’t Back Down (2012)
byThis review contains vague spoilers. A grainy landscape sets the scene; from the first frame, the audience is aware of the bleak and harsh…
Film Review: Warm Bodies (2013)
byIn case you somehow haven’t been paying attention, vampires are kind of a big deal right now. But this is not the cold, irredeemably evil, and occasionally camp vampire of years gone by. Generally speaking, modern vampires have taken the form of sensitive but slightly edgy romantic heroes, the type that feature in the fast expanding subgenre of paranormal romance films, TV shows and books.
TV Recap: The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Episode 10
bySo, we bid farewell to the sexiest beard in television history and hope Craig McLachlan gets his gear off in season two as well as continuing to solve murderers in his own unique way. It’s The Power Of Craig (TPOC) that will always win us over in the end.
Film Review: Jurassic Park 3D (1993)
byEqual parts exciting, amusing, frightening and spectacular, this is how it’s done. Go and see it on the big screen because the television doesn’t do it justice.
Film Review: Sleepwalk With Me (2012)
byBased 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: Now is Good (2012)
byNow Is Good, writer/director Ol Parker’s follow-up to Imagine Me and You with a script adapted from Jenny Downham’s novel, sees grown up Dakota…
CLOSED: Warm Bodies Giveaway
byCourtesy of Icon Films, Film Blerg is giving away 5 double passes and posters to see the new Zombie comedy WARM BODIES, out in cinemas from Thursday…