TV Review: The Straits: Episode 4
byDescribed by director Rachel Ward as “The Sopranos in thongs”, the fourth episode of The Straits returns with a literal bang.
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Thievish Thursdays: Animal Kingdom (2010)
byFilm Blerg’s companion piece to The Straits (airing Thursday nights on ABC) focuses on crime in the Australian media. Week 3 of Thievish Thursdays looks…
Film Review: My Week With Marilyn (2011)
byBased on the diaries of Olivier studios assistant Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), My Week with Marilyn details Marilyn Monroe‘s (Michelle Williams) stay in England…
Film Review: One for the Money (2012)
byKatherine Heigl is not a very Italian sounding name. Yet in One for the Money she inexplicably attempts to convince you she’s Italian American…
Film Review: This Means War (2012)
byLauren (Reese Witherspoon) cannot find a boyfriend. This is only the first problem with the film.
Film Review: Buck (2011)
byWhen they say a person is cut from a different cloth, it is quite likely they are taking about a person like Buck Brannaman….
Valentines Film Review: Say Anything… (1989)
bySay Anything…, the directorial debut of Cameron Crowe, is the ultimate affirmation for unrequited love.
FAFA: Looking for Alibrandi (2000)
byLooking for Alibrandi is a classic genre piece essentially about ethnicity, adolescence and the journey of a teenage girl dealing with family, friends and…
TV Review: The Straits: Episode 3
byIt’s official. I’m hooked. The third episode of The Straits pulls you in without reproach and addictively drags you along for the enthralling ride.
Thievish Thursdays: Underbelly (2008)
byOur second Thievish Thursdays companion piece to The Straits takes a look at the hugely successful television series Underbelly.