Film Review: The Gambler (2015)
Based loosely on the 1974 cult hit of the same name which stared James Caan, The Gambler stars Mark “Marky Mark” Wahlberg as John…
rough night
Film Review: Birdman (2015)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a visceral, voracious film. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu, who wrote the screenplay along with Nicolás Giacobone,…
Film Review: The Imitation Game (2014)
“Sometimes it is the people no-one imagines anything of who do the things no-one can imagine.” Thus is the theme for director Morten Tyldum’s…
Film Review: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
Chevy Chase returns as Clark Griswald in the third instalment of the National Lampoon’s Vacation series.
Film Review: Home Alone (1990)
It goes without saying that John Hughes was behind some of the most popular films of their time. The first two (and frankly only…
Film Review: Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Sleepless in Seattle has become a bit of a classic, especially for those of us who embrace all things romantic. With references to one…
Film Review: Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Tim Burton’s films have always held the kind of decoration you’d expect on a Christmas tree, and bar The Nightmare Before Christmas, this is…
Film Review: Die Hard (1988)
There is a scene near the start of Die Hard where John McClane’s (Bruce Willis) limo driver Argyle starts playing some rap music. Being…
On The Set of Turkey Shoot (2014)
EXT. CARPARK – DAY It’s 7 o’clock on a hot, summer Melbourne morning and I’ve just pulled into the back car park of what…
Film Review: The One I Love (2014)
Having followed Elizabeth Moss riding the countless bumps of 1960s gender inequality over seven seasons of Mad Men, seeing her in contemporary garb is a little strange….