Film Review: Beatriz’s War (2013)
byJuly 14, 2014: This review has been updated from what was originally published on July 10. Timor Leste is one of Australia’s closest international neighbours. But despite…
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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: Tim’s Vermeer (2013)
byWho would’ve thought watching paint dry could be so captivating? Like seriously, Penn and Teller’s Tim’s Vermeer is essentially 90 minutes of watching a…
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…
Film Review: Rashomon (1950)
byA conversation between Nick Alexander, Joanna Di Mattia and Scott Halligan Synopsis: Three men – a woodcutter, a priest and a commoner – seek shelter…
Film Review: The Hidden Fortress (1958)
byA conversation between Nick Alexander, Joanna Di Mattia and Scott Halligan Synopsis: In feudal Japan, two greedy peasants are tricked into escorting a princess –…
Film review: Shane (1953)
by‘A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.’ These are words to live by. These are words…
Review: National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)
byStriding on stage at the National Theatre in Sam Mendes‘s new staging of Shakespeare‘s King Lear, Simon Russell Beale’s Lear appears at first shorter than the playwright might…
Film Review: Yojimbo (1961)
byYojimbo (1961) is probably legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s most accessible film for modern audiences. By his standards it is relatively short, full of…