Going the Distance (Review)

In the cinema of Hollywood, finding a film that is not about love presents a real challenge. We’ve had so-called “true love” (The Notebook) and the twisted “I’m so in love with you, I want to eat you” love (Twilight). We’ve had love based on “intense experiences” (Speed), the “oops, we’ve made a baby” love (Knocked Up). Most prolifically, we’ve had gun love (anything with Arnie). But in thinking about love [...]

Four Lions (Review)

Would you laugh at a film depicting a man with explosives strapped to his body? No, probably not.

But what if he were dressed in costume like he’s come fresh from the set of Sesame Street? It’s hard not to in Four Lions, an audacious satire about the inner trials of a suicidal jihadist quintet.

The concept behind the film is certainly not easy to swallow, especially given the state of the world since, [...]

The Runaways (Review)

If history is anything to go by, the biopic story of seventies all-girl band The Runaways has more meat on it than any filmmaker could dream to mine. Spice it up with kid actress Dakota Fanning’s need to prove she’s a grown-up prime fillet – as the cherry bomb herself, Cherie Currie- and Kristen Stewart’s first real chance to break free from The Twilight Saga phenomenon, spectators will find themselves on a surprisingly wild [...]

Grown Ups (Review)

For the Adam Sandler we’ve come to know and love over the years, ‘are you ever going to grow up?’ is a question fans have watched him struggle to answer time and time again. And while Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore and even the Water Boy Himself, Bobby Boucher Jr., have found it tough to live up to society’s expectations of maturity and the appropriate expressions of Masculinity, Sandler proves once again with Grown Ups and his lead role [...]

The Back-Up Plan (Review)

Here we go again, on the winter eve of another J-Lo album release comes yet ANOTHER J-Lo movie. Yes, it is a romantic comedy. Yes, it does put Jenny from the Block in the shoes of an unlucky-in-love but incredibly nice lady, once again. And YES, this one is also destined to be forgotten as quickly as you can say ¡Hola!

Accidents Happen (Review)

Australian film fans, cover your eyes! Yes, the whole three of you out there are in for a bit of a shock. Sick and tired of our own flailing industry and determined to kick the yankees out of our state of the art facilities at Fox Studios in Sydney, Aussie short filmmaker Andrew Lancaster has directed his feature film debut in Accidents Happen, although unfortunately proves that yes, sometimes they really do.

While this film proves [...]