If there’s one complaint that comes with seeing so many films every year, it’s that you will inevitably end up seeing more turkeys than the average Joe. It’s certainly a spoilt qualm to have, and it’s an easy price to pay when we see some of the gems mentioned in our Top Ten Movies of 2014. …
Another year, another plethora of cinematic content for The Reel Word staff to agree with and to argue about. It’s been a great year for cinema, for fans of comic book adaptations, sci-fi, drama and experimental filmmaking. It hasn’t been easy, but we’ve managed to rifle through the many reviews we have written up in …
The Water Diviner marks Russell Crowe‘s directorial debut and is the latest Australian attempt at recapturing the magic of yesterday’s sweeping wartime romantics. The film shoots straight for the heart, dealing with love, loss and the uneasy reconciliation between former enemies. The characters and scope are perfect fodder for a film going for that epic-yet-personal …
After The Lord of the Rings trilogy captivated audiences around the world and rightly became a fixture in popular culture for quite some time, fans were understandably delighted when director Peter Jackson announced that he would be taking on another of J.R.R. Tolkien’s works. The high expectations may have been a tad too high, as …
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Alan Turing’s life is as inspiring as it is tragic; a genius fighting to break Nazi codes while dealing with his sexuality in the midst of a discriminatory era. Director Morten Tyldum, who previously had a hit with the 2011 Norwegian thriller Headhunters, brings the life of the British mathematician, cryptanalyst and logician to the …
The story of Moses, regardless of one’s religious leanings (or lack thereof), is a brilliant one. A well-known biblical narrative that incorporates, among many other things, faith, redemption, forgiveness and the good ol’ battle between good and evil, the life of Moses has always been ripe for cinematic translation. It is somewhat surprising then, that …
