TV Recap: Howzat: Kerry Packer’s War (Part 2) (2012)
Kerry Packer and friends invaded Australian houses again on Sunday night. And like all intruders, they were loud, angry and uncompromising, and refused to…
rough night
Film Review: Barrymore (2011)
A night at the theatre can feel a bit like a lottery. Regardless of how exceptional a performance might be, the location of your…
Film Review: Total Recall (2012)
Total Recall is essentially the definition of the old saying “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” For Arnold Schwarzenegger fans you’ll remember the 1990 classic…
Wednesdays with Woody: Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Manhattan Murder Mystery opens with Bobby Short singing Cole Porter’s “I happen to love New York” over the opening credits and adjoining snapshots of the…
Film Review: The Sapphires (2012)
I’m always tentative when walking into the screening of an Australian film; for every Face to Face (2011) there’s a You and Your Stupid…
Film Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
Based on the mash-up novel of the same name, the title of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter would at the least suggest a ridiculously absurd…
Film Review: Hysteria (2011)
The costumes for Hysteria were something out of A Christmas Carol (coats and hats and warm sort of nonsense) and the plot resembled a…
Film Review: Not Suitable for Children (2012)
Wild nights of endless booze, drugs, sex and DJs surround the lives of housemates Jonah (Ryan Kwanten), Gus (Ryan Corr) and Stevie (Sarah Snook)….
Wednesdays with Woody: September (1987)
As the sombre Interiors followed the Oscar winning Annie Hall only one year after, September too comes one year after Woody Allen’s most financially…
Film Review: A Royal Affair (2012)
Caroline Mathilde is Queen of Denmark (Alicia Vikander), married to the eccentric King Cristian VII (Mikkel Boe Folsgaard). Depressed and bored with her husband,…