AFFFF15: Diplomacy (2015)
byParis. August 24, 1944. Diplomacy, based on real life events and directed by Volker Schlöndorff, provides a fascinating depiction of how, over the course…
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Film Review: Big Eyes (2014)
byTim Burton’s films are usually dark, both visually and thematically, but Big Eyes sees the veteran director tone it down a notch. His 17th…
Film Review: Home (2015)
byReleased just in time for the school holidays, Home is a delightful animated film for the kiddiewinks, even if it isn’t the cream of…
Film Review: Love is Strange (2014)
byWhether you enjoy Ira Sachs’ Love is Strange will depend on your patience and your fondness for films capturing a series of ‘moments’. While…
Film Review: Run All Night (2015)
byNo doubt audiences will be beyond shocked to find Liam Neeson brandishing a gun in his latest action movie. Who could have possibly seen…
Film Review: ’71 (2015)
byCatholic Nationalists. Protestant Loyalists. The Troubles. Gary Hook (Jack O’Connell) is a young British soldier trained for warfare with ambitions of being sent abroad….
Film Review: Kidnapping Mr Heineken (2014)
byDaniel Alfredson’s movie about the abduction and ransom of the Heineken brewery CEO in 1983 seems, despite an excellent cast, somehow less than the…
Film Review: Offing David (2008)
byOffing David is a curious little film in a couple of ways. Firstly, it’s an über low budget Australian film from 2008 which certainly…
Film Review: Seventh Son (2014)
bySeventh Son is pretty easy to enjoy, with a grizzly Jeff Bridges and an elegantly evil Julianne Moore at the helm. If entertainment is…
Film Review: That Sugar Film (2014)
byBy now, you’ve probably heard that sugar is the devil. It’s making us fat, tired, and anxious, all the while rotting our teeth and…