It should be retitled; ‘Sidonie, Marie Antoinette’s just not that into you.’
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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: Evil Dead (2013)
It’s certainly violent, no question, but that’s about all it has going in favour.
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.
REVIEW: Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Olympus Has Fallen is the stupid, dark fantasy of backward white trash America that needs another domestic threat to trigger war.
REVIEW: THERESE DESQUEYROUX (2012)
THERESE DESQUEYROUX is an early feminist suffrage text, except instead of the heroine suffering it’s the audience.
REVIEW: Iron Man 3 (2013)
The tie-ins to The Avengers and the Marvel Universe add a layer to the story’s context and hero, but Iron Man 3 remains a competent stand-alone adventure.
REVIEW: Mercy
Set in the beautiful northern Norwegian town of Hammerfest, covered by periodic complete darkness and light, Mercy is an engrossing slow-burn drama fraught with moral quandary (guilt is a more relevant virtue than the eponymous one, however) and domestic melodrama.
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: GI Joe: Retaliation (2013)
It’s simply dumb.
REVIEW: MAMA (2013)
Mama creeped into local cinemas with little more than a ghostly howl. It’s a shame. Not only is it one of the most affecting and terrifying horror films in recent years, it’s one that will stay with you like a vengeful spirit long after the credits have rolled.
REVIEW: Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
It’s sad that in Oz the Great and Powerful Disney have chosen to pillage from the 1939 film and L. Frank Baulm’s novels to create a prequel that plays out like fan fiction written for Playboy magazine that almost completely negates the material it’s based on.
REVIEW: Oz – The Great and Powerful (2013)
It is not only colourful and inventive, but features some well-drawn characters and powerful performances and provides enough laughs to entertain the whole family.
BLU RAY REVIEW: HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2D US EDITION
Animated feature Hotel Transylvania has both a fun and familiar feeling to it. I really enjoyed it, actually more than I thought I would, but then again I always loved Mad Monster Party…
REVIEW: In the House (2012)
In the House is screening as part of the 2013 Alliance Francaise French Film Festival In the House is the new film from esteemed French writer-director Francois Ozon (Swimming Pool, Potiche) adapted from ‘The Boy…
REVIEW: Lincoln (2012) 2nd Opinion
In Lincoln filmmaker Steven Spielberg takes a peephole approach to the life of one of the greatest American Presidents, Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day Lewis). It’s 1865 and with the American Civil War close to a…
REVIEW: ParaNorman (2012) – 2nd Opinion
ParaNorman is a transcendently powerful animation that perfectly mixes horror movie self-awareness and dark fairy-tale magic. Norman’s (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee) your average kid that sees dead people. He’s a loner that finds comfort…
REVIEW: You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
However, the pitch of Stranger lies between the poles of the tense, intimate thrills of Match Point and the joyous and hilarious Vicky Christina Barcelona – making for a collection of desperate people failing at everything.
REVIEW: Killer Joe (2012)
Killer Joe is America at its worst but Friedkin and McConaghey at very close to their best.
REVIEW: The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey had me with the dulcet melancholy of displaced Dwarves, yearning to be home.
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FIVE STAR FILMS
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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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FIVE STAR FILMS #46: Deep Red (1975)
Italian horror maestro, Dario Argento, made a string of giallo and supernatural horror masterpieces in the 70’s and early 80’s. While Suspiria (1977) remains his most famous film, commonly touted as one of the scariest films ever made, it is of my opinion that Deep Red (1975), the focus of this Five Star Films feature, is his greatest work. Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS #45: Roman Holiday (1953)
Roman Holiday certainly deserves its place in the canon of great classic films, and is an absolute treat to experience. Read more →
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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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GWP Roundtable: Which film deserves a sequel?
That’s the question for this week’s GWP Roundtable: Which film deserves a sequel?
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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 9
Waking up from a nap I opened my eyes and discovered… I felt better. Hurrah! No more headache, or shakes, and I smiled as I thought Cannes, you haven’t beaten me yet!
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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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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 7
“And too much of your butt? Impossible!” I said [to Matt Damon], because I’m shameless.
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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 6
As my friend’s alarm clock signalled the start of another Cannes day, I tentatively opened my eyes, scared to feel the presence of a hangover. There was none, and I was relieved that I had enough sense to stop after a few glasses of champagne last night, which was flowing freely at the Weinstein party.