Film Review: Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
byJust in time for Halloween comes Ouija: Origin of Evil, the prequel to 2014’s Ouija. But instead of a trashy teen horror, it’s now…
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Film Review: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
bySince his last cinematic appearance in 2012, Jack Reacher has been drifting. His favourite place these days seems to be walking along dilapidated roads…
Film Review: Joe Cinque’s Consolation (2016)
byIn 2004 Australian author Helen Gardner published Joe Cinque’s Consolation. Gardner’s seminal work reported on events that happened in Canberra in 2004, when Anu…
Film Review: Halloweed (2016)
byWith a somewhat unusual animated opening, Halloweed, directed by LazRael Lison, doesn’t take long to prove there is nothing unique about dicks, boobs and…
Film Review: Boys in the Trees (2016)
byWhile Boys in the Trees is certainly very stylish, this film leaves a lot to be desired in the narrative stakes. Solid performances, lush…
Film Review: Inferno (2016)
byTo steal a quote from Ben “Yatzee” Croshaw – Dante’s Inferno is history’s first recorded work of self-insert fan fiction. Born 750 years ago,…
Film Review: Where Am I Going? (2016)
byKnowing how loathe most people are to celebrate stereotypes of their own nationalities, I’m hesitant to vouch for how much truth is contained in…
Film Review: Francofonia (2015)
byIn the historical community there’s a joke that all of Russian history can be summed up in five words: ‘But then it got worse’….
Film Review: Zero Days (2016)
by‘War. War never changes’ comes the saying that begins every instalment of the Fallout games. It’s a strange state of affairs that the most…
Film Review: Julieta (2016)
byThe opening image of Julieta is a vast sea of red. A deep, breathing, powerful wall – it represents an opening curtain, a beating…