Category: Film Reviews
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Review: Super 8
In his third feature, television wunderkind turned film visionary turns in an a love letter to Steven Spielberg as well as an action / adventure effort that recalls the films of the 1980s in the magical mysterious and mesmerising Super 8
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The Tunnel
Released simultaneously in theatres, television, DVD and via bittorrent, and financed by crowdsourced funding, Australian horror feature The Tunnel is an innovative and ambitious documentary-style effort in the so-called “found footage” genre.
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Here I Am
REVIEW: In a film filled with warmth, humour and engaging photography, Beck Cole’s Festival favourite Here I Am provides a powerful portrait of the kind of strong women that have been noticeably absent from Australian screens of late.
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X-Men: First Class
REVIEW: In the fifth installment of Stan Lee’s iconic superhero series, X-Men: First Class explores the origins of the intriguing relationship between the two men at the centre of the mutants versus humans battle – Professor Charles Xavier and Eric Lehnsherr, aka Magneto.
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Oceans
In Oceans, directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud (Travelling Birds) attempt to answer the question “What is the ocean?” through powerful and emotive visuals. Narrated by Pierce Brosnan, the film provides a stunning look at an alien world beneath the surface.
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The Hangover: Part II
REVIEW: After the unprecedented success of the first installment two years ago, the wolfpack is back in The Hangover: Part II. Get set for another wild night of drinking and debauchery, with Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis taking on the underbelly of Bangkok.
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Angèle And Tony
REVIEW: Following in the impressive footsteps of a long line of French female auteurs, first-timer Alix Delaporte tells a story of strangers by the sea in the gentle, gorgeous gem of a film that is Angele And Tony.
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Born to Be Wild 3D
REVIEW: Narrated by the ubiquitous soothing voice of Morgan Freeman, Born to Be Wild 3D is one of the first feature documentaries to fully utilise state-of-the-art 4K digital 3D technology.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
REVIEW: Captain Jack is back in the latest entry in the multi-billion dollar franchise that was launched from a humble theme park ride. This time out Johnny Depp is joined by Penélope Cruz as the fiery temptress Angelica, and Ian McShane as the dread pirate Blackbeard.
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Snowtown
SNOWTOWN may just claim the title of this nation’s most controversial film in years.
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