TV: A Day At The Beach
May 20, 2014
I mainlined this series last night. Fell asleep and had a horrible Dr Who/Broadchurch mash up nightmare. Thanks David!
Tag: Drama
REVIEW: Only Lovers Left Alive
May 1, 2014
Vampiric romance raises the dead (★★★★, written and directed by Jim Jarmusch) Remember when vampires were cool? When David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve donned Katherine Hamnett suits and sunglasses to stalk the cavernous rock clubs of New York for their human prey in The Hunger. Or when Keifer Sutherland lead his gang of surly … More REVIEW: Only Lovers Left Alive
REVIEW: Saving Mr Banks
March 20, 2014
Dour take on a beloved film (★★★ stars, Directed by John Lee Hancock) An awkward film about a beloved old movie and it’s crotchety creators, Saving Mr Banks is strange in that almost every character in it except the driver (played with muted charm by Paul Giamatti) is deeply unlikable, and yet it’s hard not to … More REVIEW: Saving Mr Banks
REVIEWS: The Monuments Men
March 13, 2014
No monument to a great story (★★, Directed by George Clooney) Hollywood is full of stars who think they deserve two bites at the creativity cherry. Actors who sing, models who act, singers who front multimillion dollar box office flops, repeatedly – It’s a little greedy. One group that usually gets a pass though … More REVIEWS: The Monuments Men
REVIEW: 3 Mile Limit
March 6, 2014
A crew of misfits, a government with a choke-hold on fun, some No. 8 wire and a cracking sound track – set sail for pirate radio’s heyday. (★★★ Directed by Craig Newland) After the Rolling Stones’ 1964 tour, legendary guitarist Keith Richards infamously described New Zealand as the ‘‘a…hole of the world’’. It might have been … More REVIEW: 3 Mile Limit
REVIEW: 12 Years A Slave
February 27, 2014
12 Years a Slave (★★★★★ Directed by Steve McQueen) I don’t feel qualified as a reviewer or a person to critique this film effectively, but I can’t not mention it. It has its faults as a movie, but in all other respects this is not a subject that can casually be debated or picked over … More REVIEW: 12 Years A Slave
REVIEW: American Hustle
January 30, 2014
Let’s hear it for 70s hair (★★★ Directed by David O. Russell) Like bees over clover, the Oscar buzz surrounding David O Russell’s crime romp, American Hustle has been frantic. It’s already won best comedy at the Golden Globes, and its two female leads, Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence, won best actress and bets supporting … More REVIEW: American Hustle
Mandela’s long walk still inspires
January 30, 2014
Five trailers that promise wild rides at the cinema
January 26, 2014
I love a great trailer. Enticing, exciting and satisfying, these little screen gems set up our expectations for the film to come. They titillate, excitate and, sometimes, aggravate. A really good one even adds to the spirit of the film. Often they’re a disguise for a botch job too… you can always tell the caliber of a … More Five trailers that promise wild rides at the cinema
Mid-life crisis has never looked so good
January 23, 2014
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ★★★ (Directed by Ben Stiller) Kitschy vision is charming for tale of a sad-sack with a mind for fantasy who’s still waiting to come to life. Starring: Ben Stiller, Sean Penn and Kristen Wiig. Written by Steve Conrad (based on the short story by James Thurber) Adventure, comedy, drama and fantasy. … More Mid-life crisis has never looked so good
