Film Review: Fun Size (2012)
byWhen did teenagers get so annoying and predictable? Obviously teenagers have always been annoying, that’s just part of being 13-19, but somehow the innocence…
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Film Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
byDear Steven Chbosky, I wanted to write to you because you wrote that book I love so much and then you wrote and directed…
Film Review: Robot and Frank (2012)
bySet in the very near future, Robot and Frank tells the tale of Frank (Frank Langella), a man with dementia who is living alone…
Film Review: God Bless America (2012)
byComedian turned director Bobcat Goldthwait made quite an impression on Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) audiences with his 2009 feature World’s Greatest Dad. This…
Film Review: Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
byThere’s something unsettlingly charming about Aubrey Plaza. She plays the same role in every film and incidentally in every interview and although she expresses…
Film Review: Wuthering Heights (2011)
byHaving steered clear of the Brontë sisters since a rather unfortunate turn at studying Jane Eyre in year 11 literature I thought a bright new…
Film Review: Lawless (2012)
byI usually steer clear of John Hillcoat films, not that they’re bad, but because their hyper-realism leaves me feeling utterly depressed and questioning the…
Film Review: A Monster in Paris (3D) (2011)
byFrom the inimitable Bibo Bergeron comes the latest animated feature just in time for the school holidays. Responsible for the 2004 hit with the kids…
Film Review: Ruby Sparks (2012)
byThe film trailer for Ruby Sparks presents the film as a “quirky”, “charming” and utterly romantic post-modern rom-com that “audiences will fall in love yet”…
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…