Spring Breakers won me over because it dared to be different and indulge all-in on a wholly unique sensibility.
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REVIEW: Drug War
Drug War is a film that truly respects every aspect of being a movie. It respects the actors, the audience, the setting, the score which beats to the action and intrigue and the plot as it unfolds brilliantly.
REVIEW: The Break-Up Man
Writer, director and star Matthias Schweighofer’s outrageous buddy/romantic comedy, The Break-Up Man, has the second highest grossing film to hit German cinemas there this year and is sure to be one of the most popular…
REVIEW: Haute Cuisine
Haute Cuisine, which in French means ‘high cooking’, refers to the cuisine characterized by meticulous preparation and careful presentation of food at high-level establishments like gourmet restaurants and luxury hotels. Haute Cuisine is set in…
REVIEW: The Company You Keep (2013)
That 70’s kid, Robert Redford, is back with a new political thriller that seeks to educate the youth of today on just what it was really like for the adults of his generation. The anti-war…
REVIEW: Oblivion (2013)
High above the scorched landscape of planet Earth that has been destroyed by alien invaders called ‘Scavs’ there sits a flash living space featuring a large glass-bottom pool where the film’s characters frolic. You know…
REVIEW: Identity Thief (2013)
Identity Thief is strange and laborious.
REVIEW: Oblivion (2013) – 2nd Opinion
Oblivion intrigues and surprises, on an emotional and stylistic level.
REVIEW: The Company You Keep (2012)
The Company You Keep, though likely to appeal to admirers of Redford, Christie and co, suffers from a plodding pace and inconsistency.
REVIEW: Oblivion (2013)
Oblivion succeeds, not for its originality, but by firing the pillars of modern sci-fi cinema through Kosinski’s sensory prism.
REVIEW: Saving General Yang (2013)
Saving General Yang is a rushed gory and glory macho men on-a-mission movie that is held back by hokey stodgy tedium and as a result does not feel like a current film. Bros that…
REVIEW: Saving General Yang (2013)
After a seven year absence the director of Freddy versus Jason, Bride of Chucky and Warriors of Virtue (yes, the Kung-Fu kangaroo film), Ronnie Yu is back … and as mediocre as ever with Saving…
REVIEW: No (2012)
No is an engrossing, behind-the-scenes period docu-drama from Chilean director Pablo Larrain, revolving around the pivotal 1988 referendum to usurp dictator Augusto Pinochet. Gael Garcia Bernal (Y Tu Mama Tambien) stars as Rene Saavedra, a…
REVIEW: Trance (2013)
Amnesia, long lost lovers, slimy villains; sounds like a soap opera but it’s all packed into Trance, the new film from filmmaker Danny Boyle. While Boyle’s frenetic direction excels, the film is always one long…
REVIEW: Trance (2013)
Don’t miss it.
REVIEW: Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2013)
Alex Gibney, the Academy Award winning director of Taxi to the Dark Side (2007), has returned with another hell-fire of controversy documentary in Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, a revelatory and…
REVIEW: Warm Bodies
Warm Bodies constructs the Frankenstein like zom-rom-com that isn’t as grotesque as the idea sounds. It’s humorous, sweet and has unexpected depth that superbly elevates it well above the genre bending gimmick it could rest…
DVD REVIEW: Fourth State (2012)
Seek it out if you are after a bite-sized conspiracy tale but it may leave you hungry for more.
REVIEW: GI Joe: Retaliation (2013)
It’s simply dumb.
REVIEW: Sound City (2012)
For those about to rock, we salute you.
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FIVE STAR FILMS
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FIVE STAR FILMS #44: The Leopard (1963) by Lee Zachariah
Exactly fifty years ago, The Leopard won the Palm D’or at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, and this is why. Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS #43: Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
So now on to some reasons WHY Singin’ in The Rain (co-directed by greats Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen) is so beloved … Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS: Kern Saxton (director of Sushi Girl) – Apocalypse Now (1979)
Kern Saxton, the writer, producer, editor, director and star of 'Sushi Girl' sat down with Graffiti With Punctuation to share his pick for a Five Star Film. Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS: Thomas Keneally (Booker Prize Winning Author) Fargo (1996)
TK: "I think that 'Fargo' is a superb film." Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS #42: Before Sunset (2004)
Before Sunset is an incredible film on every level, impeccably written, directed and acted, and it is embarrassing to admit that I only watched it for the first time just this month. Contrary to my belief, it proved to be even better than Before Sunrise, a film I would also award five stars. Read more →
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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 4
After yet another pain au chocolat for breakfast, I walked through some relentless rain, cursing my giant umbrella. Here in Cannes, the smartest guys are the umbrella sellers posted on every corner.
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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 2
Waking with a start, my tired eyes struggled to focus. Wait, where am I? I asked myself, and… am I late for something?
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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 1
Given all the traveling I do, you’d think I’d be good at it. This month, by the time I get back to LA after Cannes, I will have sat in a plane seat for about
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Why is horror dying at the Australian Cinema? by Casey Radford
Why didn’t The Cabin In The Woods show at my local cinema but Andre Rieu’s Maastricht Concert is? I mean, Mama and Evil Dead (2013) are barely getting a release over here yet did fairly well in the US.
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The perks of snagging award winning film reviewer Laurence Barber
Film geek ladies and gentleman, I am once again thrilled to announce the addition of another fantastic contributor to the ranks of Graffiti with Punctuation.