Film Review: The Wolfpack (2015)
byOne of the most interesting thing about The Wolfpack is the story behind how it came to be made. One evening director Crystal Moselle…
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Film Review: Ricki and the Flash (2015)
byIt almost goes without saying that Meryl Streep is amongst the greatest actors ever. She can seemingly do no wrong. So the (rhetorical) question…
Film Review: Holding the Man (2015)
byIn 1970s Melbourne Timothy Conigrave (Ryan Corr) sees John Caleo (Craig Stott) playing a game of football on the school oval. Tim’s attraction is…
Film Review: Southpaw (2015)
bySouthpaw begins with a powerful opening sequence; Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal) has thrashing heavy metal music pounding into his ears via headphones, as a…
Film Review: Irrational Man (2015)
byIrrational Man is the latest film from Woody Allen, and it has all the hallmarks of the best of the writer/director. Autumnal tones, jazz…
Film Review: The Blue Room (2015)
byDirected, co-written by, and starring Mathieu Amalric, who most people might know as the villain from Quantum of Solace, The Blue Room is a…
Film Review: A Patriotic Man (2013)
byA Patriotic Man documents the experience of a Finnish man when he joins the support crew of the national ski team. The most recent…
Film Review: Armi Alive (2015)
byArmi Alive opens with a fantastic monologue, as lead actress Minna Haapkylä delivers an oral narration of Armi Ratia’s early life. This film at…
Film Review: Far From Men (2014)
byIt is 1954 and the Algerian War is building momentum as it begins to reach the lives of civilians. Trouble is brought to the…
Film Review: Mr. Holmes (2015)
byOne of the more interesting developments in entertainment over the past few years has been the resurgence of Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s…