Film Review: The Crow’s Egg (2014)
Not every film has to be a spectacle. Sometimes it’s nice to see a simple story told really well. The Crow’s Egg (Kaaka Muttai)…
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Film Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
With The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 the popular film franchise comes to a sombre, violent end. Working with the same team from the…
Film Review: 99 Homes (2014)
“When you work for me, you’re mine”. A searing critique on American capitalism framed around the financial crisis, 99 Homes establishes its intensity from…
Film Review: Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
Secret in Their Eyes benefits from the superior acting ability of Julia Roberts, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Nicole Kidman in the lead roles. Billy Ray…
Film Review: Spectre (2015)
There are going to be so many opinions flying around regarding the verdict on Spectre, I may as well give you a two-word review…
Film Review: He Named Me Malala (2015)
In October 2012, the Pakistan Taliban shot 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai on her way home from school, targeting her because of public comments she’d made…
Film Review: Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
Zombies? Check. Explosions? Check. Homemade weaponry? Check. Blood and gore? Check. Boobs? Check. What more does a schlock/horror/comedy hybrid need? Scouts, it would appear….
Review: National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2015)
…Let me speak to the yet unknowing world How these things came about: so shall you hear Of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts, Of…
Film Review: The Assassin (2015)
The latest film from world cinema auteur Hsiao-Hsien Hou will not be to everyone’s tastes. Those expecting a period martial arts extravaganza in the…
Film Review: Now Add Honey (2015)
Good Aussie comedies tend to be confined to television. Think Summer Heights High, Please Like Me, Kath & Kim, and all the political satire…