Film Review: The Martian (2015)
The Martian is given to us by sci-fi veteran Ridley Scott, and is adapted from Andy Weir’s novel of the same name by screenwriter…
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Film Review: Macbeth (2015)
Adaptations of William Shakespeare‘s plays are often reduced to the colourful melodramatics that The Bard’s writing exudes. A familiar stage setting brings the wordplay and character dynamics…
Film Review: The Intern (2015)
Nancy Meyers (It’s Complicated, Something’s Gotta Give) is an admirable filmmaker, even if you don’t particularly like her films. She champions an older demographic…
Film Review: Pan (2015)
Joe Wright’s Pan takes on many contemporary social issues. Mining, the exploit of children and slave labour, and the oppression of minority groups are…
Film Review: Cut Snake (2014)
More than a full year after it debuted at MIFF, Cut Snake finally has its cinematic release in Australia. A gritty local crime thriller…
Film Review: The Diary of A Teenage Girl (2015)
If initially a title that includes the words ‘Diary’ and ‘Teenage Girl’ puts you off, don’t be dissuaded. Based on the cult novel by Phoebe Gloeckner, the first…
Film Review: Everest (2015)
Everest is based on best-selling book Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, a member of the 1996 expedition, a character in the film and…
Film Review: London Road (2015)
London Road can make the claim that it’s unlike any musical you’ve ever seen before. For starters it’s the first film produced by Britain’s…
Film Review: The Visit (2015)
Most people know M. Night Shyamalan as the guy who peaked early with The Sixth Sense, trotted out some semi-respectable storylines in Unbreakable, Signs,…
Film Review: How to Change the World (2015)
With a clickbaity title and glowing endorsements from Greenpeace, you could be excused for thinking Jerry Rothwell’s How to Change the World is an…