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December 8, 2015 in Films, Reviews
By the Sea
If you’ve ever wondered exactly how to make a story about a couples’ low-key marriage woes actually watchable – if for no other reason than to sell that secret to the ABC to spice up their “quality dramas” – By the Sea has it sorted. Just make sure the couple is insanely good-looking.
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December 7, 2015 in Films, Reviews
Secret In Their Eyes
Thirteen years ago, Ray (Chiwetel Ejiofor) was a member of a L.A. anti-terrorism task force frantically trying to prevent another 9/11.
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December 6, 2015 in Films, Reviews
Hotel Transylvania 2
Some studios – we’re looking at you, Pixar – make kids movies that are aimed more at what adults think kids want to see.
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December 4, 2015 in Films, Reviews
The Program
The Lance Armstrong story is one of the more compelling in recent sporting history, and while Stephen Frears biopic largely sticks to the surface facts, that’s more than enough to paint a startling picture of ego run amok.
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December 2, 2015 in Films, Reviews
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay pt.2
If you don’t know what’s going on by now you never will.
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November 23, 2015 in Films, Reviews
Freeheld
Perhaps the most impressive thing about Freeheld – the based-on-a-true-story tale of a New Jersey cop (Julianne Moore) who, when diagnosed with terminal cancer, was not allowed to transfer her pension to her partner (Ellen Page) – is the many angles it finds to make an audience cry.
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November 18, 2015 in Films, Reviews
Now Add Honey
When her stage mother sister Beth (Portia de Rossi) returns to Australia and is promptly arrested for drug possession, Caroline (Robyn Butler) is left to look after her niece, teenage international superstar Honey (Lucy Fry).
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November 16, 2015 in Films, Reviews
The Wrath: Disillusions & Resolutions
Ah, horror punk. To be honest, I’d forgotten this genre of music had existed, despite being super into it back in early to mid-high school. Mixing the “screw you” attitude of punk with anything and everything horror-themed, bands like The Wrath – a quintet from the Gold Coast – specialise in music that’s designed to freak you out as well as make you have a good time.
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November 16, 2015 in Films, Reviews
Man Up
In the never-ending struggle to find new ways for a rom-com couple to “meet cute”, Man Up stands out. When committed, yet somewhat unhappy, singleton Nancy (US actor Lake Bell) is mistaken for his blind date by Jack (Simon Pegg), she decides to go along with it, leading to a fun time with a pretty big sword of doom hanging over it.
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November 15, 2015 in Films, Reviews
Spectre
It’s easy to forget just how much the James Bond movies have improved in the Daniel Craig era – or it is until you see Spectre, which might not be a bad Bond movie but certainly has the kind of flaws that make it a less than brilliant outing for the UK’s number one spy.
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