Film Review: The Raid 2 (2014)
byFilms with excessive levels of violence are rarely as thrilling and engaging as The Raid 2, an Indonesian film written and directed by Gareth…
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Film Review: Real (2013)
byAn adaptation from Rokurou Inui’s book A Perfect Day for Plesiosaur, Real blurs the lines between imagination and reality through “sensing” – a practice…
Film Review: Wadjda (2013)
byNot only is ‘Wadjda’ the first feature film ever made in Saudi Arabia but also marks as the first feature length film to be…
Film Review: Pompeii (2014)
byI do have a little of sympathy for Paul W. S. Anderson, the director of Pompeii. When your source material is a mountain chundering…
Film Review: I, Frankenstein (2014)
byHearing that the usually reliable Aaron Eckhart and Bill Nighy would be heading a mainly local cast in a reimagining of the classic Mary…
Film Review: Nymphomaniac (2013)
byLars Von Trier has always lived a bit on the edge, pushing boundaries wherever he could and coming up with some priceless foibles when…
Film Review: In A World (2013)
byHave you ever wondered about the people behind the recognizable, but faceless, voices in advertisements and film trailers? In A World, written and directed…
Review: Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013)
by“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to sat, and not giving a damn.” – Gore Vidal Much like its verbose subject,…
Film Review: Tracks (2013)
byIt’s hard to say what inspired Robyn Davidson to embark on a 2700-kilometre journey across desert, unqualified and perhaps unsuspecting of exactly what she…
Film Review: All is Lost (2013)
byFilms which are entirely about a guy on a boat lost at sea don’t initially sound like compelling viewing. Especially when the film only…