Film Review: The Hidden Fortress (1958)
A conversation between Nick Alexander, Joanna Di Mattia and Scott Halligan Synopsis: In feudal Japan, two greedy peasants are tricked into escorting a princess –…
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CLOSED: The Lunchbox Giveaway
Courtesy of Madman Films, Film Blerg is giving away 5 double passes to see the critically acclaimed, charming and exotic Indian romantic drama THE LUNCHBOX, in cinemas from July 10. Film Synopsis: Ila,…
TV Recap: Fargo, S01E09
The ninth, and penultimate episode of Fargo is an extremely tense and absorbing experience. The show again starts off with something visually disorienting –…
Film Review: Goyokin (1969)
Goyokin is a samurai film about honour. Opening voice-over narration explains that the title refers to a payment of gold delivered as a tax…
Film review: Shane (1953)
‘A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.’ These are words to live by. These are words…
Film Review: Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
After seeing eager fans waiting to board the Transformers ride at Universal Studios, Michael Bay decided he wasn’t ready to give up on his metal-shredding…
Review: National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)
Striding on stage at the National Theatre in Sam Mendes‘s new staging of Shakespeare‘s King Lear, Simon Russell Beale’s Lear appears at first shorter than the playwright might…
Film Review: 12 O’Clock Boys (2013)
Filmed over three years, Lofty Nathan’s debut feature follows the life of Pug: a young adolescent boy who dreams of joining the infamous dirt…
Film Review: How to Train Your Dragon 2 3D (2014)
Haven’t dragons just come roaring back into vogue lately? Smaug. Godzilla. Daenerys has three. Even the latest Bond flick (Skyfall) got into the act with…
Film Review: The Twilight Samurai (2002)
A conversation by Nick Alexander, Scott Halligan & Joanna Di Mattia (27/5/14) Synopsis: Seibei Iguchi (Hiroyuki Sanada), a low-ranking samurai, leads a life without…