Top 20 movies of 2014
While the comic book universe remains the main focus for major Hollywood studios – and they are undeniably drawing people back into movie theatres – 2014 was a great year […]
Category Archives: Film
Dungog Festival film reviews
DUNGOG FESTIVAL Last weekend I ventured back to sleepy Dungog for the inaugural Dungog Festival. Similar events have been held in the rural town in previous years, like the Dungog […]
Under The Skin: Film Review
UNDER THE SKIN 4/5 An alien with a detached stare and the stunning looks of Scarlett Johansson drives a white van through the cold, austere streets of Scotland. The creature is hunting […]
Top 10 Movies of 2013
There was an array or weird and wonderful movies released in 2013. Here’s a quick look at my 10 favourite movies of the past 12 months. It was hard to […]
10 classic Philip Seymour Hoffman roles
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN July 23, 1967 – February 3, 2014 Today a generation of actors lost its shining light. There is no question that Philip Seymour Hoffman was a phenomenal […]
The Wolf of Wall Street: review
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET 4.5/5 It is ironic that director Martin Scorsese’s epic three-hour hedonistic hurricane, The Wolf of Wall Street, is summarised perfectly in its final three seconds. […]
Five promising blockbusters for 2014
The phrase “big budget blockbuster” does not always describe a film that we might associate with an intelligent, thought-provoking script. Perhaps that is why when Hollywood serves up a spectacle […]
The Canyons: film review
THE CANYONS 3/5 Author Bret Easton Ellis has lamented the film adaptations of his books. But, in his defence, they have wavered in quality and insight. When you consider that […]
Room 237: film review
ROOM 237 4/5 Conspiracy theories of most kinds are deliciously seductive. The sensation of having a once drawn curtain parted by a carefully worded whisper seems to tingle the nerve […]
Film reviews: a rainy weekend on the couch
I had a full three days off work and, as my luck would have it, I was struck down with a mysterious illness. My girlfriend says I may have something […]
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