Steve McQueen really does have a thing for the embattled and imprisoned protagonist. His three feature films to date have focused on an Irish republican leading a hunger strike in Hunger, a sex-addict slipping deeper into the despair of his compulsion in Shame, and now the agonising capture and slavery of freeman Solomon Northrop in 12 Years a Slave.
Courtesy of Icon Films, Film Blerg is giving away 5 double passes see the new Oscar nominated film by Steve McQueen 12 YEARS A SLAVE, in cinemas from…
Greed, power games, drugs and New York financial corruption in the 80s. No this is not Wall Street, but simply another Scorsese take on…
The Wind Rises, written and directed by renowned Japanese animated film director Hazao Miyazaki, will be his final film. Known for creating colourful, vivid…
Indeed, some patience would have been nice. The initial set-up in Adam Cozad and David Koepp’s screenplay is so rushed in getting to the point that the characters miss an opportunity to be fleshed out. However, in fairness, it’s a slick, rollicking popcorn movie with a far-fetched plot and a nice sense of humour, so probably best not to take it too seriously.
Set in Edo era Japan, 47 Ronin follows a band of disgraced samurai who have been stripped of their rank following the death of…
Film Blerg is very pleased to announce the Top 10 Films released in Australia in 2013, as voted by Film Blerg contributors: 1. Zero…
Set in the not-so-distant future, Her takes place in a world where technology has come so far that operating systems have been programmed intuitively and provide services resembling human interactions and relationships.
This is truly virtuoso, expertly crafted film making, the only problem is that it’s just a little soulless, and just a little soullessness is a fairly big problem if it stops you caring about the characters. The Brothers, as usual, are more interested in the world they’re creating – and it’s impeccably done – but they forget to make us care about the people that populate it. Offering little resolution does little for them either.
Film Blerg is very excited to present the next addition in the Top 10 Films of 2013, with the Top 10 Films released in…