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…
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MIFF Review: The Sessions (2012)
byBased on an article “On Seeking a Sex Surrogate”, The Sessions details the struggles and triumphs of Mark O’Brien, a poet from Boston who…
MIFF Review: Room 237 (2012)
byProjection issues aside, Rodney Ascher’s Room 237 is a film about a film. And what better place to see than at the Melbourne International…
Film Review: Cosmopolis (2012)
byBillionaire asset manager Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) reels slowly through New York City in a white limousine to get a haircut. He takes his…
Wednesdays with Woody: Husbands and Wives (1992)
byIt doesn’t take five minutes until the basic premise of Woody Allen’s Husbands and Wives is set up. Jack (Sydney Pollack) and Sally (Judy…
Film Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
byBased on the mash-up novel of the same name, the title of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter would at the least suggest a ridiculously absurd…
Film Review: Beauty (2011)
byAn intense and challenging drama set in present day South Africa from writer/director Oliver Hermanus, centering on a middle-aged family man struggling to resolve…
Film Review: Jo Nesbo’s Jackpot (2011)
byIf you’re looking for a film that combines cheeky black humour with bloody carnage, Jo Nesbo’s Jackpot hits the nail on the end. Literally.
Film Review: Magic Mike (2012)
bySurprising is a word that springs to mind when thinking about Magic Mike. Surprising that Steven Soderbergh, a name that conjures up images of…
Film Review: And If We All Lived Together (2011)
byIt is as if Jane Fonda had never been away from the silver screen and here she delights us in her return to the…