Film Review: Side Effects (2012)
byIn many ways, Side Effects is the perfect swan song for Soderbergh. Like many the films in his catalog, it is impeccably made, with the director showing his panache for composition, framing and editing throughout.
Film Review: Save Your Legs (2012)
byIt has always been easy for Australian audiences to relate to Stephen Curry. In The Castle, he was the loveable son who liked to dig holes;…
Film Review: Cloud Atlas (2012)
byVisually alluring and breathtaking, Cloud Atlas is a triumphant piece of filmmaking that left me wanting more. Which is, after all, quite an impressive and rare feat for a film nearly three hours in length.
CLOSED: Broken City Giveaway
byCourtesy of Hoyts Distribution, Film Blerg is giving away 10 double passes to see BROKEN CITY starring Russell Crowe, Mark Wahlberg and Catherine Zeta Jones, out in cinemas…
TV Recap: The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Episode 4
byI made a very odd discovery in this week’s episode of The Doctor Blake Mysteries. Way back in 1959 the ABC news music is…
2013 Oscar Prediction Reader/Critics Poll
byHere are the results of the 2013 Oscar Predictions Poll. Below are results from the readers and Film Blerg critics. There is some alignment,…
Film Review: The Last Stand (2012)
byThose who will be going to see The Last Stand know what they’re in for. Director Jee-woon Kim’s (The Good, the Bad, the Weird, A Tale of Two Sisters) first Western production is a success in this regard, entertaining from start to finish albeit very, very bloody.
Film Review: Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (3D)
byIf you want to enjoy Cirque Du Soleil fork out the cash for tickets to Ovo, they are amazing acrobats and masterful characters and performers, but don’t waste the movie ticket money going to see Cirque Du Soleil: World’s Away.
Film Review: Beautiful Creatures (2012)
byIf you’re a fan of teenage fiction, especially the supernatural kind, you’ll anticipate the plot as you go along. Intense adolescent love, implied sex scenes that are powerful enough to quite literally start fires, long gazes with no words spoken, not to mention a bottomless bag-full of tricks, spells and special effects, Richard La Gravenese’s adaptation has it all.
Film Review: Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2011)
byThe film’s closed environment of two friends talking is candid and equally engaging, while the insights into some of Polanski’s more memorable films is engrossing for any fan of the filmmaker’s work.