Unlike the Australian telemovie Underground: The Julian Assange Story, which saw unknown actor Alex Williams take the title role, The Fifth Estate gives Assange’s awkward persona to British flavour-of-the-month Benedict Cumberbatch.
We’re at a point in The Avengers franchise where we need a bolt of energy to keep from fading away from the characters and becoming disinterested in what happens to them next. As funny and brilliant as Iron Man 3 was (the first of the post The Avengers films) it lacked a certain panache.
The Spectacular Now is one of the better recent entries into the coming-of-age film genre, and its success is largely due to its commitment to depicting a believable portrait of teenage relationships and anxieties.
For a producer, Jerry Bruckheimer sure does leave his mark on pictures. The Lone Ranger is a classic wild west tale, much as the Pirates of the Caribbean series is a classic pirates-on-the-high-seas franchise, and it has all the action, and violence, you would expect from a wild west, with a little humour thrown in for good measure.
As the first prequel in the Disney/Pixar production line, Monsters University goes back to the college days (quelle surprise!) of monsters Mike Wazowski (voiced by Billy Crystal) and James P. Sullivan/Sulley (John Goodman).
Written by James Madden Originally published 10 April 2013 This review contains vague spoilers. A grainy landscape sets the scene; from the first frame,…
Written by Kendal Coombs Originally published 1 April 2013 Now Is Good, writer/director Ol Parker’s follow-up to Imagine Me and You with a script…
The yellow brick road might look better than ever, but there’s no charm or substance here. The 3D facto does not add much to the experience and you will find yourself fidgeting and looking at your watches not long after we touch down in Oz.
Written by James Madden Originally published 17 February 2013 This past weekend, Carlton’s beloved Cinema Nova held some special screenings of this year’s Academy…
Written by Kendal Coombs Originally published 24 December 2012 Ralph is a character in the arcade game Fix It Felix, unfortunately he is not…