Film Review: The Family Stone (2005)
byChristmas can often be about family, although not necessarily one’s own family. Christmas is often about meeting the in-laws for the first time. The…
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Film Review: Keep on Keepin’ On (2014)
byIf you’ve never heard of Clark Terry before here’s the overview; he was born in dirt poor Missouri in 1920, rose to fame in the late…
Film Review: The Nativity Story (2006)
byWith The Passion of the Christ a surprise box-office hit in 2004, Hollywood, as it’s prone to do, briefly turned its attention to The…
Film Review: The Ref (1994)
byThe Ref (1994) is a family Christmas movie with a difference: it doesn’t give saccharine sweet families getting along, instead it goes into a…
Film Review: Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
byThere was a Santa Claus before Tim Allen! Santa Claus: The Movie was released in 1985 and starred David Huddleston as Santa as well…
Film review: Paddington (2014)
byAfter more than fifty years, Michael Bond’s beloved children’s book character comes to life, and he is one adorable bear. Seemingly sticking quite close…
Film Review: National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire (2014)
byThere is a certain intimacy to watching live theater, one that can often refuse to translate to cinema. Under Benedict Andrews’ direction, National Theatre…
Film Review: Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
byJason Sudeikis, Jason Bateman and Charlie Day must have had sore palms by the end of filming Horrible Bosses 2. So many high fives. Whether…
On The Set of Turkey Shoot (2014)
byEXT. CARPARK – DAY It’s 7 o’clock on a hot, summer Melbourne morning and I’ve just pulled into the back car park of what…
Film Review: Human Capital (2014)
byVying for Oscar glory, Human Capital is Italy’s submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 2015 Academy Awards, having already won…