Film Review: Cloud Atlas (2012)
byVisually alluring and breathtaking, Cloud Atlas is a triumphant piece of filmmaking that left me wanting more. Which is, after all, quite an impressive and rare feat for a film nearly three hours in length.
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TV Recap: The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Episode 4
byI made a very odd discovery in this week’s episode of The Doctor Blake Mysteries. Way back in 1959 the ABC news music is…
Film Review: The Last Stand (2012)
byThose who will be going to see The Last Stand know what they’re in for. Director Jee-woon Kim’s (The Good, the Bad, the Weird, A Tale of Two Sisters) first Western production is a success in this regard, entertaining from start to finish albeit very, very bloody.
Film Review: Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (3D)
byIf you want to enjoy Cirque Du Soleil fork out the cash for tickets to Ovo, they are amazing acrobats and masterful characters and performers, but don’t waste the movie ticket money going to see Cirque Du Soleil: World’s Away.
Film Review: Beautiful Creatures (2012)
byIf you’re a fan of teenage fiction, especially the supernatural kind, you’ll anticipate the plot as you go along. Intense adolescent love, implied sex scenes that are powerful enough to quite literally start fires, long gazes with no words spoken, not to mention a bottomless bag-full of tricks, spells and special effects, Richard La Gravenese’s adaptation has it all.
Film Review: Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2011)
byThe film’s closed environment of two friends talking is candid and equally engaging, while the insights into some of Polanski’s more memorable films is engrossing for any fan of the filmmaker’s work.
Film Review: Amour (2012)
byAmour begins with an audience awaiting a performance, mirroring its own audience staring back at its frames. Echoing moments of great auditorium scenes in…
TV Recap: The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Episode 3
byHurrah! The Power of Craig (TPOC) has finally come to pass! Last night’s episode titled ‘Death of a travelling salesman’ had all the action one could ask for.
Film Review: West of Memphis (2012)
byIn 1993, three teenagers in West Memphis, Arkansas were tried and convicted of the brutal murder of three young boys. One of the trio,…
Film Review: Anna Karenina (2012)
byDespite its faithfulness, the story is dull and dreary, and neither Stoppard, Wright, nor the actors change the fact. The one exception is Matthew Macfadyen, whose comical and lively performance is a breath of fresh air amongst the turgid, boring love affair being played out before our eyes.