Film Review: The Past (2013)
byAsghar Farhadi’s highly anticipated follow up to 2011’s A Separation is another portrait of complex family life, this time in Paris. Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa)…
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Film Review: Lone Survivor (2013)
byThere have been many films about soldiers and war, but few quite as brutally visceral and arduous as Lone Survivor, directed and with a…
Film Review: 12 Years a Slave (2013)
bySteve McQueen really does have a thing for the embattled and imprisoned protagonist. His three feature films to date have focused on an Irish republican leading a hunger strike in Hunger, a sex-addict slipping deeper into the despair of his compulsion in Shame, and now the agonising capture and slavery of freeman Solomon Northrop in 12 Years a Slave.
CLOSED: 12 Years a Slave Giveaway
byCourtesy of Icon Films, Film Blerg is giving away 5 double passes see the new Oscar nominated film by Steve McQueen 12 YEARS A SLAVE, in cinemas from…
Film Review: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
byGreed, power games, drugs and New York financial corruption in the 80s. No this is not Wall Street, but simply another Scorsese take on…
Film Review: The Wind Rises (2013)
byThe Wind Rises, written and directed by renowned Japanese animated film director Hazao Miyazaki, will be his final film. Known for creating colourful, vivid…
Film Review: 47 Ronin (2013)
bySet in Edo era Japan, 47 Ronin follows a band of disgraced samurai who have been stripped of their rank following the death of…
Film Review: Her (2013)
bySet in the not-so-distant future, Her takes place in a world where technology has come so far that operating systems have been programmed intuitively and provide services resembling human interactions and relationships.
Film Review: Walking With Dinosaurs: The Movie (2013)
byFans of the BBC television series Walking With Dinosaurs will enjoy seeing their favourite prehistoric creatures come to life on the big screen. It’s unlikely, however, that the cinematic manifestation of the documentary will meet their expectations.
Film Review: August: Osage County (2013)
byAugust: Osage County features great opportunities for actors, and thankfully a cavalcade of brilliant actors breathes life into these intricate and multi-layered characters. There really isn’t a weak link in the cast, but Streep, Roberts and Cooper deserve to be singled out. Not far behind them are Martindale, Nicholson and Cumberbatch.