Reviews
God is Dead: “Silence” (2016) Movie Review
"Silence” is a new movie from Martin Scorsese that examines the filmmaker’s own enduring crisis of faith.
“Boys in the Trees” (2016) Review
“Boys in the Trees” is ambitious, inventive and has its eyes set on being an Australian answer to Rian Johnson’s “Brick” or Greg Araki’s “Mysterious Skin.”
A Tale of Two Orphans: “Pete's Dragon” (2016) Review
“Pete’s Dragon” feels like a mash-up between a Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn adventure except instead of two young lads it’s a prepubescent boy and a giant winged beast.
American Heroes?: “Snowden” (2016) and “Sully” (2016) Reviewed
Why does a character like “Sully” and his famous landing known as the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ make us feel sure to laud his heroics and still be indecisive in the case of Snowden? The outcome, is much more tangible to grasp; life or death.
Cursed in Couture: “The Dressmaker” (2015) Review
“The Dressmaker” wraps a pig pen of a town and its porky inhabitants in silk. It tackles the feeling of being cursed by your confines and the toxicity of small town gossip mongering; with beauty, death, romance and hilarity.
Redmayne doesn’t deliver ‘Beast Mode’: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) Review
Imagine a magical version of BBC Documentary Life on Earth and instead of the charming warmth and wisdom of David Attenborough; you have a ticking, face contorting Eddie Redmayne.
POPSTAR: Never Stop Never Stopping: This is just a tribute
This is not the greatest mockumentary in the world, no! This is just a tribute. But you've gotta believe me, it's still really fair, but it's just a matter of opinion.