Film Review: 13 Assassins (2010)
Midway through Takeshi Miike’s 13 Assassins (2010), a man in a tavern jokes, ‘These days, swords are only good for cutting radishes.’ It might…
The Act of Killing
Film Review: Omar (2013)
“You can’t become a freedom fighter by just watching”. Taking at its heart the Israeli/Palestine conflict, Omar focusses on its title character (Adam Bakri),…
TV Recap: Fargo, S01E06
Wow, this is a very dark and serious episode. Shit just got very real in Fargo. Basically, many threads of the story have a…
TV Recap: Fargo, S01E01
I was pleasantly surprised to hear that this show was being made. Fargo (1997) is one of the best films by the Coen Brothers,…
TV Recap: True Detective, Season 1
Warning: This post contains spoilers. Bursting onto the scene early this year, HBO’s ‘True Detective’ has already gained an incredible following. Starring Oscar winner…
Top 10 Films of 2013
Film Blerg is very pleased to announce the Top 10 Films released in Australia in 2013, as voted by Film Blerg contributors: 1. Zero…
Top 10 Films of July-Dec 2013
Film Blerg is very excited to present the next addition in the Top 10 Films of 2013, with the Top 10 Films released in…
TV Recap: Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, 2×13
The final of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries has come and gone so quickly. I have been busting my chops to see the Christmas Special and what a…
Interview: Martin Sharpe, writer and director of STILL LIFE (2013)
Very recently, Film Blerg editor James Madden had the opportunity to discuss STILL LIFE, one of 2013’s Tropfest finalist entries, with writer and director Martin Sharpe. Sharpe has already won the Qantas Film Cadetship at this year’s Tropfest for his surreal and unique short film about a museum security guard who falls into the world of the artworks he patrols.
TV Recap: Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, 2×9
There are two important aspects of this recap. The first is gushing about how awesome Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries is and the second involves talk of the new government cutting funding from the ABC.