MIFF 2013: Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
byResponding to the recent economic disaster in his home country of Hungary and its effects on his film industry, director György Pálfi has made…
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Film Review: What Maisie Knew (2012)
byLoosely based on Henry James’ 1897 novel of the same name, What Maisie Knew is the story of a young girl whose world is…
Film Review: Pain and Gain (2013)
byPain and Gain isn’t an action-packed comedy, it’s offensive, boring and way too drawn out. Failing to be entertaining on the most basic of levels, around the halfway mark you’re wondering how it could possibly continue. Whether the encompassing parody is deliberate or not it is very unsettling.
Film Review: The Bling Ring (2013)
byEver sympathetic to historical baddies and outcasts, Coppola uses the opportunity to shine a light back on us, and the sick obsessive behaviours of western civilisation.
Film Review: Now You See Me (2013)
byWe’re all familiar with how heist movies work, since Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s franchise broke down every step of the heist to show how clever…
Film Review: Cosmic Psychos: Blokes You Can Trust (2013)
byThe Cosmic Psychos are a Melbourne pub-rock-punk band that formed back in the 80s. Three genuine Aussie blokes who were most definitely in the…
Film Review: The World’s End (2013)
byIt has been more than 10 years since Nick Frost, Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright teamed up to make Shaun Of The Dead, thus beginning the aptly named “Cornetto Trilogy”, and finally, the trilogy comes to a close with The World’s End.
Film Review: The Way, Way Back (2013)
byThe directing debut of acting and Oscar winning screen-writing duo Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, The Way, Way Back is a charming coming of age film perfectly timed for the American Summer Vacation.
Film Review: Greetings From Tim Buckley (2012)
byHot off the heels of the big reveal on Gossip Girl, Penn Badgley stars as the troubled rocker Jeff Buckley in the biopic of…
Film & Event Review: The Big Lebowski Second Annual Big Bash
byEndlessly quotable, over the top and ridiculous, The Big Lebowski is simply put, a comedy classic, and the event is a must for lovers of the film to dress up, drink milk kahlua and vodka, and have a good old time with some fellow nuts.