Category - Reviews

The Help

by Haven Tso I was able to catch up with my movie watching recently during a business trip to the States. After all, what is better than spending...

Everything Must Go

Not a perfect film by any means, but some lovely moments to take in on a Sunday afternoon. Will Ferrell shows he is more than just a ham and the...

Drive

I think I really wanted to like this film. Not in the kind of way that young girls like a Ryan Gosling film, or brand new film school grads like a...

Submarine

With Moonlight Kingdom coming out shortly, I find myself wondering if Wes Anderson’s work has matured at all, always seeming to favour the...

Safety of Objects

If you loved American Beauty and Magnolia then you’ll probably hate this film. If you love films *like* American Beauty and Magnolia...

Into The Abyss

by Paul Barry Having directed a documentary myself and dealt with the unpredictable nature of interviewee responses, I see how this particular set of...

Shrink

Shrink was produced by Trigger Street, a company created by Kevin Spacey to seek out and develop the work of up-and-coming writers. It is no co...

Best Worst Movie

You do not need to be a fan of the movie Troll 2 to appreciate this documentary. Rooting the film’s narrative in George’s life was...

Kramer versus Kramer

Kramer vs Kramer is one of my all-time favourite films. Had I studied Family Law, perhaps the unrealistic court scene would bother me, but if I had...

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