TV Review: The Straits, Episode 7
byPerhaps a normal series may mark important revelations and cliffhangers at one a piece per episode. The Straits, however, climaxes it’s seventh episode with…
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TV Review: Woodley, Episode 3
byABC’s new comedy series Woodley seems to be getting more confident each week. And it’s easy to see why.
Thievish Thursdays: The Sopranos
byFrom the first episode, The Straits has been compared to David Chase‘s landmark HBO series The Sopranos. It’s easy to see where the comparisons…
TV Review: Smash, Episode 3
byEnter Mr. DiMaggio, the third episode of NBC’s Smash, starts off with a literal playful bang. I wasn’t aware that humping was a common…
Film Review: The Birds (1963)
byHaving previously adapted Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca (1940) to triumphant acclaim, Alfred Hitchcock took on du Maurier’s 1953 short story The Birds (1963).
Film Review: Coriolanus (2011)
byPower corrupts man. It is an age-old tale. Perhaps power also corrupts filmmakers to adapt classic plays in a similar corrupting effect.
Film Review: John Carter (2012)
byOh, what could have been… Had production been indeed productive, John Carter might have been the first animated feature film in cinema, pipping Snow…
TV Review: The Straits, Episode 6
byAfter last week’s kidnapping of Marou (Jim Bani), The Straits continues the family fight for safety and who holds the throne. Noel (Aaron Fa’aoso)…
Thievish Thursdays: Snowtown (2011)
byOur companion piece to ABC’s The Straits continues with a film that took home 6 inaugural AACTA awards, including Best Director, Actor, Supporting Actress and Adapted…
TV Review: Woodley, Episode 2
byFrank Woodley returns as Frank Woodley in the new ABC series Woodley. That’s a lot of wood!