‘The Lego Movie’ MOVIE REVIEW
I have no doubt 2014 will probably see bigger movies, more heartfelt movies, and if we are lucky, maybe even funnier movies. But when it comes to pure unbridled fun, I don’t see anything coming along this year to take
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AFGF 2014: Oh Boy REVIEW
Written by Zac Platt. Reviewed as part of the 2014 Audi Festival of German Films. Click HERE for the festival schedule and to purchase tickets. Oh Boy is a day in the life Niko Fischer (Tom Schilling), a jobless college dropout living a directionless
The Wind Rises REVIEW
Written by Zac Platt. “All I wanted to do was to make something beautiful.” Upon hearing those somber words had been uttered by Jiro Horikoshi, Hayao Miyazaki (the highly acclaimed Japanese animator behind Ponyo and Spirited Away) knew he had
True Detective Season 1 REVIEW – Spoiler Free
Written by Zac Platt. It was clear early on that True Detective would be something special. A new HBO anthology series with each episode being written by creator Nic Pizzolatto (author of Galveston), directed by Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre, Jane
All Is Lost REVIEW
Written by Zac Platt. With only one cast member and almost no dialogue, All Is Lost is nothing if not ambitious in its stripped-down approach to story-telling. The tight focus of writer/director J.C. Chandor (Margin Call) employs a welcome authenticity
‘I, Frankenstein’ MOVIE REVIEW: A Boring, Shambling Mess
I, Frankenstein is the type of film you can easily disregard and treat as a joke just from the posters and cookie-cutter trailer alone. I went into the film determined not to judge this book by its cover and to
Inside Llewyn Davis REVIEW
Written by Zac Platt. Over their 30-year-long careers, Joel and Ethan Coen have learned how to distil their films down into their raw philosophical and cinematic elements. Time and again they have bucked the need for story resolution or structural
Justin Bieber’s Believe REVIEW
Written by Zac Platt. Sure it’s easy to dismiss Justin Bieber’s Believe as nothing more than the piece of marketing fluff it is, but let’s give director Jon M. Chu the benefit of the doubt. Not only has he worked
Frozen REVIEW
Before we get started, I wanted to take moment to discuss Get A Horse!, the animated short featuring Mickey Mouse accompanying Frozen in theatres. An energetic jam of old-school hand-drawn and modern computer-generated animation, it’s more than a witty modernisation
‘Philomena’ MOVIE REVIEW
Exiled after falling pregnant as a teenager, Philomena (Judi Dench) is forced to grow up in a nunnery where her child is eventually given away to a wealthy American couple. Burdened with the shame of her misdeeds and guilt of
