Film Review: Zoolander 2 (2016)
It seems that good American comedies are hard to come by these days. In the last year, with the exception of a few female-driven…
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Film Review: Brooklyn (2015)
The Oscars are almost in session, and we Australians know all too well what that means: February film releases. The highly-acclaimed Brooklyn arrives on…
Film Review: Sicario (2015)
Sicario (Spanish for ‘hitman’) is another slow-burn, tension-filled thriller for director Denis Villeneuve. Following in the footsteps of the simmering, morally ambivalent Prisoners, the…
Film Review: Deadpool (2016)
Thousands of words can be exhausted on what’s wrong with superhero movies right now, but let’s just throw out a few. Too many characters…
Review: National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (2015)
Taking the now common route of casting a male in the role of Lady Bracknell, Adrian Noble directs his own version of Oscar Wilde’s…
Film Review: The Choice (2016)
It’s that time again. Time for another Nicholas Sparks film adaptation. The tropes come out, women cry, money is made. With The Choice Ross Katz…
Film Review: Steve Jobs (2015)
Steve Jobs comes to the screen in a different form than many expected and anticipated, but it still succeeds thanks to Aaron Sorkin’s sharp and…
Film Review: Anomalisa (2015)
In many ways, 2015 has been an immense year of anticipation for the film industry. There was a return to Jurassic World, and chases…
Film Review: Dirty Grandpa (2016)
If you can handle the dirty jokes and don’t mind a pretty basic raunch comedy then Dirty Grandpa is for you. Directed by Dan Mazer,…
Film Review: The Winter’s Tale – Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company (2015)
The only criticism one could make of the script for The Winter’s Tale is that in the age of 140 character tweets, it’s a bit on…