A generally enjoyable film that fails to kick on after a rollicking first half. Spoiler: Quentin Tarrantino should never, ever speak in an Australian accent ever again.
Category Archives: Drama
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
January 18, 2013 – 10:40 am
Mamma Mia, the accents are just one of the awful things about this terrible adaptation of a modern classic.
Les Misérables
January 14, 2013 – 8:03 am
Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the hit stage play is seemless and Anne Hathaway and company deserve the awards they’ll get.
Quartet
January 10, 2013 – 8:20 am
The performances of Billy Connolly, Maggie Smith and company make this simple but entertaining Dustin Hoffman-driven comedy drama a success.
Balibo
December 29, 2012 – 12:17 am
Robert Connelly does a great job to get the feel of the time across in this nicely low budget, understated thriller set during Indonesia’s controversial invasion of East Timor.
Stormland
November 24, 2012 – 9:39 am
Stormland is a decent recession era tragicomedy from Iceland. Watch for lashings of bleak landscapes, one of the best characters to come out of Northern Europe and a horse called Nietzsche.
War Witch
November 20, 2012 – 9:50 am
A touching portrayal of one 14-year-old girl’s journey through a civil war in Sub-Saharan. War Witch has a subtly told, engaging story that needs no melodrama to get it’s point across.
Seven Psychopaths
November 11, 2012 – 2:03 pm
A wonderfuly dark and ridiculous comedy that gives us a slightly different kind of thriller. Sam Rockwell puts in a stellar performance and Colin Farrell stars in his third decent film ever. I’m stoked for the lad.
Death of a Man in the Balkans
November 7, 2012 – 8:17 am
A good idea with great characters that’s not quite got enough mileage in it to stop you from getting bored. Interestingly, it’s seems much more of a chore to watch at the beginning than at the end.
Monsters
October 22, 2012 – 8:25 pm
Gareth Edwards has created an understated and enjoyable sci-fi movie that doesn’t feel the need to pander to the staples of the aliens-on-earth-genre. Strangely, a film that’s more about people than monsters. Deep, man, deep.