Film Review: The Falling (2014)
byThe Falling is beautifully filmed with a mesmerising score but the overall product fails to impress. While mysteriousness and inexplicability are the staple attraction…
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Film Review: Ted 2 (2015)
bySeth MacFarlane likes to play with fire when it comes to comedy, as proved time and time again in his hit animated series, Family…
Film Review: Zero Motivation (2014)
byThe first feature film from writer/director Talya Lavie can best be summarized by M*A*S*H crossed with Lena Dunham’s Girls, with a spoonful of The…
Film Review: Far From the Madding Crowd (2015)
byFilms based on classic literature are often devoured by lovers of the genre, while the rest of the cinema-going public run as far as…
Film Review: Inside Out (2015)
byPixar has done it again. With their latest film Inside Out, directed by Pete Docter and with a screenplay by Docter, Meg LeFauve and…
Film Review: Going Clear – Scientology and the Prison of Belief
byBased on the book by Lawrence Wright and directed by Alex Gibney, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief is yet another very…
Film Review: Strangerland (2015)
byFear of the outback is an accustomed setting for many Australian films, whether used prominently or subtly; this harsh, vast and unforgiving landscape always…
Film Review: The Emperor’s New Clothes (2015)
byRussell Brand has an infectious enthusiasm, and his charm and charisma are really quite irresistible. The fear with Brand is that there is little…
Film Review: 54: The Director’s Cut (2014)
byThe original release of 54 (1998) wasn’t actually all that memorable. Lots of partying, lots of drugs and sex, pretty light weight on the…
Film Review: Aloha (2015)
byAloha is the latest film offering from writer/ director Cameron Crowe, and while it has all the elements of a good film it just…