Film Review: War Witch (2012)
byIn a quiet unnamed village somewhere in the heart of Africa, Komona is only a twelve year old girl when her life is irreversibly…
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Film Review: Great Expectations (2012)
byAs the 19th Century’s most accomplished writer of soap fiction, one of the keys to Charles Dickens’ longevity has been his ability to create a likeable hero. More impressively, he also possessed an uncanny ability to weave almost every aspect of society into a coherent storyline, gentlemen’s clubs, gaolers, average Joes and all.
AFFFF: Looking For Hortense (2012)
byDamien Hauer (an unkempt Jean-Pierre Bacri) is a down-trodden Parisian professor whose relationship with long-time companion and playwright Iva (Kristin Scott-Thomas) is falling apart….
AFFFF Review: The Man Who Laughs (2012)
byThose who are familiar with Les Miserables will know that Victor Hugo was not the most cheerful of chaps. The Man Who Laughs, one of his less well known works, might sound merry but where pre-revolutionary France is concerned, there is not a great deal to laugh about.
Review: National Theatre Live: The Magistrate (2012)
byIt is an anxious experience watching theatre live in a cinema. When you consider it, there are about 80 thousand people looking on from…
Film Review: The Impossible (2012)
byIt will have been eight years this year since the Boxing Day Tsunami wreaked havoc throughout South-east Asia triggering an unprecedented global recovery effort….
Film Blerg’s Top Ten of 2012
byHaving spent much time carefully considering the options, Film Blerg is happy to present our Top 10 of 2012 (or as we affectionately call…
Film Review: Seven Psychopaths (2012)
byMarty (Colin Farrell) is an Irish screenwriter living in Los Angeles. He has an alcohol problem, his Australian girlfriend Kaya (Abbie Cornish) has had…
Film Review: Dredd 3D (2012)
byThe word that struck me from the beginning in this film is LOUD. From the opening credits, Pete Travis’ not-too-distant future romp is almost…
Film Review: The Words (2012)
byCelebrated author Clay Hammond (Dennis Quaid) addresses a lecture theatre packed with literary nerds. He is there to give a reading from his much…