Film Review: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
bySince his last cinematic appearance in 2012, Jack Reacher has been drifting. His favourite place these days seems to be walking along dilapidated roads…
Film Review: Joe Cinque’s Consolation (2016)
byIn 2004 Australian author Helen Gardner published Joe Cinque’s Consolation. Gardner’s seminal work reported on events that happened in Canberra in 2004, when Anu…
Film Review: Halloweed (2016)
byWith a somewhat unusual animated opening, Halloweed, directed by LazRael Lison, doesn’t take long to prove there is nothing unique about dicks, boobs and…
Film Review: Café Society (2016)
byThere’s something a little off-putting about a Woody Allen film these days. His constant relevance (at least one project a year) means the conversations…
Film Review: Boys in the Trees (2016)
byWhile Boys in the Trees is certainly very stylish, this film leaves a lot to be desired in the narrative stakes. Solid performances, lush…
Film Review: The Neon Demon (2016)
byNicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon will be a dividing film like his previous feature, Only God Forgives. Right down the middle, these films…
Film Review: Inferno (2016)
byTo steal a quote from Ben “Yatzee” Croshaw – Dante’s Inferno is history’s first recorded work of self-insert fan fiction. Born 750 years ago,…
Film Review: Where Am I Going? (2016)
byKnowing how loathe most people are to celebrate stereotypes of their own nationalities, I’m hesitant to vouch for how much truth is contained in…
Film Review: Francofonia (2015)
byIn the historical community there’s a joke that all of Russian history can be summed up in five words: ‘But then it got worse’….
Film Review: Zero Days (2016)
by‘War. War never changes’ comes the saying that begins every instalment of the Fallout games. It’s a strange state of affairs that the most…