If Part 2 was a clone of its predecessor, Part 3 is the genetic trash left over from trying to replicate the success of 2009
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REVIEW:The Hangover Part III (2013) 2nd Opinion
Co writer/director Todd Phillps’ finale changes the key ingredients of the Hangover recipe in a failed attempt to please punters and critics alike. After a death in the family that highlights that Alan (Zach Galifianakis)…
REVIEW:The Hangover Part III (2013)
In the latest, and hopefully last installment of Todd Phillips’ ludicrously successful Hangover Trilogy, the ‘Wolf Pack’ – Alan (Zach Galifianakas), Phil (Bradley Cooper) and Stu (Ed Helms) – find themselves at the mercy of…
REVIEW: The Call (2013)
From a 911 emergency call centre in America, operator Jordan Turner (Halle Berry) fields the pleas for help with ease while the distressed callers hauntingly echo throughout the facility. Stabbings, shootings, suicide attempts, drug overdoses,…
REVIEW: The Call (2013)
The Call is a thriller that works tremendously for the duration of the titular ‘call.’
REVIEW: Farewell, My Queen (2012)
It should be retitled; ‘Sidonie, Marie Antoinette’s just not that into you.’
REVIEW: A Place For Me (2013)
It’s mostly a mediocre walk through the breakdown of a marriage; dad can’t move on, the daughter avoids intimacy and the son does drugs.
REVIEW: Fast and Furious 6 (2013)
Here we are at Fast and Furious 6. You know there’s going to be an off-plot street racing scene. You know there’s going to be more scantily clad women dancing on cars than a Lil Wayne video. And you know that no matter what odds are against him, Vin Diesel is going to come walking out of the flames cut and dirty, but otherwise unharmed at the end of it all.
REVIEW: Snitch (2013)
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson gives quite an affecting performance in the forgettable, often-preposterous Snitch.
REVIEW: Drift (2013)
Drift is a solid, if safe, surfing drama.
DVD Review: Angels of Evil
Oh boy… Angels of Evil is the most unintentional smash-hit comedy of the year.
REVIEW: Evil Dead (2013) – 2nd Opinion
Evil Dead is hardcore horror and an impressive technical feat.
REVIEW: Evil Dead (2013)
It’s certainly violent, no question, but that’s about all it has going in favour.
REVIEW: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Star Trek Into Darkness is a cosmic fireball of epic proportions. It’s fun to watch but it’s mostly just empty space dust.
REVIEW: Drift (2013)
Drift is a film that is superb on the water but a little wobbly on dry land.
REVIEW: Spring Breakers (2013)
Spring Breakers is one of the most potent pieces of satire and filmmaking to hit the screen so far this year.
REVIEW: The Place Beyond the Pines (2013) – 2nd Opinion
For the second time, Derek Cianfrance shows us his love of cinema’s loners and outcasts via the ultimate It kid of now, Ryan Gosling.
REVIEW: Broken (2012)
Broken takes a toxic suburbia and tenderly examines the fallout.
REVIEW: The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)
After a superb first half you could probably walk from the cinema satisfied with The Place Beyond the Pines. It’s a shame to forsake that satisfaction by witnessing a well laid plan completely fall apart.
REVIEW: Cinema Jenin: The Story of A Dream
Cinema Jenin is an enlightening documentary account of a tightrope evasion of political, cultural and economic obstacles to resurrect a decrepit Palestinian cinema.
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FIVE STAR FILMS
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FIVE STAR FILMS #51: The Master (2012)
(Editorial note): Months ago Nick and I were in an email exchange about whether or not we wanted a FIVE STAR FILM entry for The Master. At the time I resisted, I thought that it need Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS #50: The Insider (1999)
Mann’s specific cultural and historic origins are illustrated in the formal qualities and thematic philosophy of the ‘70s and this is represented directly through his characters (Bergman particularly in this film). During the 1968-1980 period American films began to speak about different hallmarks of the deconstruction of the American image, and especially the crisis of masculinity. Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS #49: The Descendants (2011)
It's a rare bird of a film that can elevate itself so distinctly between a first and second viewing to make a reviewer back-flip on their original estimations. The Descendants is such a film. Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS #48: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
"one of the greatest sci-fi action films ever made: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS #47: THE GODFATHER (1972) by Paul Anthony Nelson
There are great films, capital G-F Great Films, and then, there are those films admitted to the VIP table behind the velvet rope, those seriously discussed when the question of the Greatest Film of All Time is raised. KANE. CASABLANCA. VERTIGO. RULES OF THE GAME. 8 ½. Few films from the last four decades are invited to this gathering of cinematic high rollers, but the first admitted is, nigh-unanimously, Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 masterpiece, THE GODFATHER. Read more →
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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 8
“Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats, the screening is about to begin. Please turn off your mobile telephones for the duration of the performance.” That recorded message plays first in French, then English, about
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“And too much of your butt? Impossible!” I said [to Matt Damon], because I’m shameless.