TV Recap: The Newsroom, S1E3
byAs the opening title sequence appears for last night’s third episode of The Newsroom, I was struck by two things. The first was that…
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Film Review: Hit & Run (2012)
byHit & Run is classic B-grade, run-of-the-mill Hollywood comedy. For 100 minutes, you get all the archetype ingredients: fast car chases, gratuitous nudity and…
Festival Review: August Eighth (2012)
byYoung mother Kseniya (Svetlana Ivanova) sends her young boy Tyoma (Arytom Fadeev) to stay with his father (Egor Bereov), a peacekeeper stationed in South Ossetia, so…
TV Recap: Conspiracy 365, September
byIf we have learnt anything from Australian Drama Conspiracy 365 it’s that we never know what will happen next. Cal’s (Harrison Gilbertson) twin Ryan…
Film Review: The Expendables 2 (2012)
byFrom the moment the thunderous musical score comes into full swing with the entry of the titular characters into the first of many ridiculously…
Film Review: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
byVisions of the apocalypse aren’t new in the world of cinema and particularly in recent times these stories seem to have given screenwriters new…
TV Recap: The Newsroom, S1E2
byNews Night 2.0 gets off to a cracking start after last week’s Oil Spill coverage. If the team were questioned for being too accomplished…
TV Recap: Howzat: Kerry Packer’s War (Part 2) (2012)
byKerry Packer and friends invaded Australian houses again on Sunday night. And like all intruders, they were loud, angry and uncompromising, and refused to…
Film Review: Barrymore (2011)
byA night at the theatre can feel a bit like a lottery. Regardless of how exceptional a performance might be, the location of your…
Film Review: Total Recall (2012)
byTotal Recall is essentially the definition of the old saying “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” For Arnold Schwarzenegger fans you’ll remember the 1990 classic…