Film Review: Adult World (2013)
byWhen we meet the ‘eccentric’ wannabe poet Amy (Emma Roberts), she is sticking her head in an oven in an act of desperation a…
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Film Review: The Lego Movie (2014)
byOnce upon a time, as an adult, one would have been judged and potentially scoffed at for going to see a kids movie without…
Film Review: Noah (2014)
byWhen I told a good friend I was going to see Noah, he joked that I absolutely needed to start my review with two…
Film Review: The Raid 2 (2014)
byFilms with excessive levels of violence are rarely as thrilling and engaging as The Raid 2, an Indonesian film written and directed by Gareth…
Film Review: Aim High in Creation (2013)
byAs the title suggests, Aim High in Creation is a highly ambitious feature. In just 96 minutes, the Australian-made documentary tries to be a bit of…
Film Review: Real (2013)
byAn adaptation from Rokurou Inui’s book A Perfect Day for Plesiosaur, Real blurs the lines between imagination and reality through “sensing” – a practice…
Film Review: Wadjda (2013)
byNot only is ‘Wadjda’ the first feature film ever made in Saudi Arabia but also marks as the first feature length film to be…
Film Review: I, Frankenstein (2014)
byHearing that the usually reliable Aaron Eckhart and Bill Nighy would be heading a mainly local cast in a reimagining of the classic Mary…
Film Review: Nymphomaniac (2013)
byLars Von Trier has always lived a bit on the edge, pushing boundaries wherever he could and coming up with some priceless foibles when…
Film Review: The Armstrong Lie (2013)
byThere’s a moment in The Armstrong Lie where you can’t help but root for Lance Armstrong. You know he is a drug cheat. You…