They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Apparently, that saying applies tenfold to fairies. Angelina Jolie is stunning in her role as Maleficent, from her impeccable blood red lips to those perfectly carved cheekbones, but unfortunately she’s found herself in a film that feels half developed. While Jolie’s accent provides cringe worthy moments whenever …
Get some Starship Troopers, mix it up with some Source Code, throw in some Groundhog Day-type mechanics, and you’ve got yourself a winning recipe for a familiar, yet very entertaining, sci-fi actioner. Based on the novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka titled All You Need Is Kill, Edge of Tomorrow manages to not only provide a great time at the movies, …
When I was a child my father made the ill-advised decision of allowing me to watch Chucky. I don’t know why he thought it would be a good idea to show his impressionable four-year-old daughter a movie about a killer doll, but I have since been stuck with a fear of dolls so unnatural and large, that I …
Reviewed as part of the Sydney Film Festival 2014. Click HERE for screening information and to purchase tickets. Generally speaking, filmmaking is a long process. From the development period, to the post-production technicalities, the road from page to screen can be lengthy. Shooting itself is usually the shortest period, and while Boyhood’s accumulated shooting period …
I love the X-men. Weaned on the 90’s cartoon, as a kid I was just as enraptured by the seemingly limitless creativity of the world as I was captivated by the social commentary and discussions on bigotry at the show’s core. From there I went on to movies in the early 2000’s and eventually the …
[Review written by Lola Sterrett] The Babadook is one of the most horrific movies I have seen in years. All I can say is thank you writer-director Jennifer Kent for making a film that is the essence of childhood nightmares. The Babadook is the thing hiding in your wardrobe at night, it is the thing …
For better or worse, Child’s Pose (Pozitia Copilului in its native Romania) is a film that shoves you in amongst its characters. Its decompressed pace and clinical focus on the minutia of the plot allow your frustration to naturally mirror the cast. As they all bicker and try to control their situation, you find yourself …
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Written by Guillermo Troncoso. Fart jokes, sex jokes and offensive vulgarity seem to be in every second comedy these days. It’s not hard to insert this type of humour in your film, but actually making it funny is a whole other ball game. Luckily, Bad Neighbours smacks it right out of the park. Seth Rogen …
