Wednesdays with Woody: Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
byManhattan Murder Mystery opens with Bobby Short singing Cole Porter’s “I happen to love New York” over the opening credits and adjoining snapshots of the…
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Film Review: The Sapphires (2012)
byI’m always tentative when walking into the screening of an Australian film; for every Face to Face (2011) there’s a You and Your Stupid…
MIFF Review: The Sessions (2012)
byBased on an article “On Seeking a Sex Surrogate”, The Sessions details the struggles and triumphs of Mark O’Brien, a poet from Boston who…
MIFF Review: Room 237 (2012)
byProjection issues aside, Rodney Ascher’s Room 237 is a film about a film. And what better place to see than at the Melbourne International…
News: Sight and Sound’s 2012 Greatest Films Poll
byIt’s that time in the decade when Sight and Sound reveal their choices for the best films of all time. This year had a…
Film Review: Cosmopolis (2012)
byBillionaire asset manager Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) reels slowly through New York City in a white limousine to get a haircut. He takes his…
Wednesdays with Woody: Husbands and Wives (1992)
byIt doesn’t take five minutes until the basic premise of Woody Allen’s Husbands and Wives is set up. Jack (Sydney Pollack) and Sally (Judy…
Film Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
byBased on the mash-up novel of the same name, the title of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter would at the least suggest a ridiculously absurd…
Film Review: Beauty (2011)
byAn intense and challenging drama set in present day South Africa from writer/director Oliver Hermanus, centering on a middle-aged family man struggling to resolve…
Film Review: Magic Mike (2012)
bySurprising is a word that springs to mind when thinking about Magic Mike. Surprising that Steven Soderbergh, a name that conjures up images of…