Review: National Theatre Live: Peter Pan (2017)
by115 years after J.M. Barrie created him, Peter Pan is still an icon of popular culture with a new film, television appearance or stage…
Film Review: The Butterfly Tree (2017)
byFor some reason a lot of Australian cinema has a problem with tone. We all love seeing a good Aussie film and watching our…
Film Review: Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
byWith Winnie the Pooh being such a compassionate portrayal of childhood imagination, it is perhaps surprising to find that A. A. Milne didn’t really…
Film Review: Spacewalkers (2017)
bySomething everyone forgets about the Space Race is that the Soviets won almost every part of it, except the big one. The USA were…
Film Review: The Teacher (2016)
byThe Teacher, directed by Oscar nominated Jan Hrebejk (Divided We Fall), is all about a teacher you wouldn’t want to encounter. Mária Drazdechová (Zuzana Mauréry) is a comrade…
Film Review: Daddy’s Home 2 (2017)
byIn 2015’s Daddy Home, stepdad Will Ferrell vied against cool dad Mark Wahlberg for the title of BEST DAD. By the end of the…
Film Review: Better Watch Out (2016)
byBetter Watch Out, directed by Chris Peckover, is an Australian/American horror comedy set at Christmas time. Perhaps it does put up a little more cheer than…
Film Review: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
byWriter-director Noah Baumbach’s voice is distinctive in contemporary cinema. Depicting life with quirky humour, poignancy and a deep well of empathy for his often…
Film Review: Uncle Vanya (1970)
byOne of the many things that seem indispensable to the Russian identity is its writers. As the adage goes Russia is the world’s most…
Film Review: Justice League (2017)
byWhen you add Justice League’s troubled production – which involved director Zack Snyder having to step down for personal reasons and Joss Whedon having to…