Film Review: Transcendence (2014)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 24 April 2014 In the last few decades we have witnessed significant advancements in biotechnology and artificial intelligence,…
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Film Review: Nebraska (2013)
byWritten by Mark Hewitt Originally published 20 February 2014 On a distinctly un-beautiful Montana overpass, we see the mass of an aged man buckling…
Film Review: Winter’s Tale (2014)
byWritten by Chris Smith Originally published 16 February 2014 Winter’s Tale, a modern fairy tale taking place across three time lines and concerning itself…
Film Review: Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom (2013)
byWritten by Kevin Hawkins Originally published 4 February 2014 In the aftermath of Nelson Mandela’s death on 5 December 2013, most tributes praised the…
Film Review: Grudge Match (2013)
byWritten by Kendal Coombs Originally published 30 January 2014 At the outset, when you hear Grudge Match, a film about two aging boxing rivals…
Film Review: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 20 January 2014 Greed, power games, drugs and New York financial corruption in the 80s. No this is…
Film Review: August: Osage County (2013)
byAugust: Osage County features great opportunities for actors, and thankfully a cavalcade of brilliant actors breathes life into these intricate and multi-layered characters. There really isn’t a weak link in the cast, but Streep, Roberts and Cooper deserve to be singled out. Not far behind them are Martindale, Nicholson and Cumberbatch.
Film Review: American Hustle (2013)
byCon movies are an old favourite of Hollywood. Immerging like clock work ever year with a star-studded cast of quick talking wise guys, glamorous girls, shinny backgrounds, fast-moving camera action and non-linier plots to keep audiences on their exhilarated heels. With American Hustle, director David O. Russell throws his hat in the ring of this long-standing genre.
Film Review: One Chance (2013)
byThere’s no question that One Chance is a predictable film, but this comes part and parcel with the real-life narrative of Potts, whose adversities and successes have evidently made him worthy of a biopic.
Film Review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
byDespite slightly overstaying its welcome with a running length of two and a half hours, Catching Fire is rarely anything less than entertaining and engaging. As was the case with its predecessor, the film stands as one of the better efforts in terms of cinematic adaptations of popular young adult fictions series.