Praise must go to Rashida Jones for writing such an excellent role and delivering a strong performance. This impressive romantic dramedy offers up an obscure relationship that shouldn’t work, and yet because of the appealing characters, we buy it.
Tagged By Andy Samberg
BLU RAY REVIEW: THAT’S MY BOY US Edition
Where did it all go wrong? When did the man who gave us Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore & The Wedding Singer become the comedic equivalent of Sardine flavoured Gelato.
REVIEW: Celeste and Jesse Forever
C&JF starts out with an absurd situation that’s on the fringes of believeable which contrasts the film’s darker grieving favour as it progresses.
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FIVE STAR FILMS
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FIVE STAR FILMS #52: The Craft (1996)
t’s (arguably) the definitive movie about witches. Sure, Hocus Pocus was fun and sure, The Witches was creepy (nobody mention Practical Magic) BUT The Craft had every teenage girl in the nineties wanting to play light as a feather, stiff as a board at their next sleepover. It was cool, it was creepy and it was cult. It ceaselessly became a 90s classic. In the name of Manon, we look at why. Read more →
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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 →
Latest Features
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INTERVIEW: Marc Forster (Director of World War Z and Quantum of Solace)
Last week I was lucky enough to be involved with four other journalists in a roundtable junket interview with the director of World War Z, Marc Forster. We fired off a couple of questions each and this is what Marc had to say about the film.
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Blake Howard’s Sydney Film Festival 2013 Diary Days 1-6
Here's some very informal, experiential musings of the 60th Sydney Film Festival - my 3rd.
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INTERVIEW: Catriona McKenzie (Director of Satellite Boy)
Catriona McKenzie is the writer/director of Satellite Boy, her award-winning debut feature, set to have a national release through Hopscotch Films on June 20.
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GWP Roundtable: What’s your favourite film adapted from a novel?
Baz Luhrmann’s version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has been released in Australia and it’s going to be a tough sell with fans of the novel, and the same goes with all adaptations.
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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 10
As my alarm jolted me awake this morning, five thoughts went through my head in quick succession. One: Have they done studies on how little sleep can a person survive on? Two: Am I the case study?? Three: When I get back to LA, I’m so doing a juice cleanse. Four: Oh god, that sounded really LA. Five: I wonder how early the crepe place opens?