Film Review : Hell or High Water (2016)
Coming out of David Mackenzie’s Hell or High Water it’s hard to know how to feel. Not in the sense that this is complex and…
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Film Review: Elle (2016)
Thank you Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Showgirls, Hollow Man) for your eclectic and schizophrenic filmography. It appears you have done it again with Elle. This…
Film Review: Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
Just in time for Halloween comes Ouija: Origin of Evil, the prequel to 2014’s Ouija. But instead of a trashy teen horror, it’s now…
Film Review: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
Since 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)
In 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)
With 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)
There’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)
While 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)
Nicolas 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)
To 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,…