Film Review: Winter Sleep (2014)
byThis year’s winner of the Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival is Winter Sleep, from Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Written by Ceylan,…
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Film Review: Son Of A Gun (2014)
bySet in the seedy world of prisons and the mafia in Australia is Son of A Gun, directed by Julius Avery and with a…
Film Review: The Maze Runner (2014)
byIt appears as if adaptations of dystopian young adult novels are set to be churned out at an increasingly steady rate. With the hugely…
MIFF 2014: Concrete Night (2013)
bySet in Helsinki’s murky urban suburbia is Concrete Night, directed by Pirjo Honkasalo. Based on a novel by Pirkko Saisio, and with a screenplay by…
MIFF 2014: Curtain Call (2014)
by“Regrets, I’ve have a few, but then again, too few to mention.” – lyrics from My Way (sung by Frank Sinatra and many others)….
Film Review: The Selfish Giant (2014)
byThe Selfish Giant, inspired by the Oscar Wilde short story of the same name, is a small gem of a film. Written and directed…
Film Review: Jersey Boys (2014)
byA stage to screen adaptation is nothing unfamiliar to cinemagoers. Many musicals of the last forty years have made big splashes on the silver…
Film Review: Hara-Kiri (AKA Seppuku 1962)
byHara-kiri is a samurai film primarily concerned with the lengths a man will go to fulfil their vows according to the warrior’s honourable code…
Film Review: Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
byReview by Nick Alexander, Joanna Di Mattia and Scott Halligan Sword of Vengeance is the first Lone Wolf and Cub film in a series…
Film Review: Lady Snowblood (1973)
byA conversation between Nick Alexander, Joanna Di Mattia and Scott Halligan Synopsis: Yuki’s (Meiko Kaji) family is nearly wiped out before she is born due…