Incoherent and inconsistent, this martial arts action-adventure spectacular from master Hong Kong director Hark Tsui is yet another disappointing outing for actor Jet Li, with 3D unable to add anything extra special to the wuxia genre. The action is dominated by wire work – with characters spinning and jumping impossibly as they fight it out […]
Both the title and the top billing of Robert de Niro and Monica Belluci are somewhat misleading in this three-part portmanteau film, comprising separate comic tales of love and lovers – all with a distinctly Italian flavour.
If recently you’ve had that unnerving sensation that the world is more than a little unsettled, that there is some end-of-the-world force looming, then you will understand the sentiment of this tale of a man battling the demons of his mind. Michael Shannon turns in a performance worthy of an Oscar nomination in this independent […]
Somewhere in between tiresome and loathsome, the Brit teen comedy The Inbetweeners might raise a few sniggers with fans and its target audience of 17-year-old boys, but it’s too gross, too blunt, too puerile to provide much entertainment for anyone else. Yes, it does manage to capture some of the dreadful awkwardness of being a […]
Based on the true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan freedom fighter who went back to primary school in order to learn to read, this is an uplifting, romanticised and gently-paced film infused with the dry beauty of the Kenyan landscape and powered by the moist-eyed performance of Oliver Litondo in the title role.
In the cynical, economically driven world we find ourselves in, there’s always a special place for the uncomplicated optimist, and Paul Rudd beams warmly through this mildly amusing comedy as just that – an innocent abroad, causing havoc as he speaks his childlike mind and misreads others’ behaviour. A sit-com with good intentions, the excellent […]
Just when you thought it might be safe to get back into the waters of Aussie male culture, along comes a doco reaffirming the hard-drinking, hard-partying, hard-fighting values of good ol’ fashioned mateship. Fighting Fear is all that and some truly incredible surfing, as Bra Boys director Macario De Souza follows the friendship of Mark […]
One of the most magical and moving personal portraits you’ll ever see, this charming documentary film follows the legendary 80 year-old fashion photographer Bill Cunningham – a man who is still spotting trends on the streets of the New York, getting around in his trademark blue jacket on a bicycle. Despite Cunningham being intensely reclusive […]
Gritty, laboured and totally devoid of suspense or surprise, writer/director Gavin O’Connor applies a narrative headlock to this tale of two brothers competing in a mixed martial arts contest, effectively knocking out of the ring two great performances from Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton.
Continuing its prequel direction, the ‘found footage’ of the Paranormal Activity franchise goes back to the 1980’s with spooky sisters Katie & Kristi now young girls, haunted by an invisible force that shakes, rattles and blows. With its trademark silences and long waits as locked-off cameras reveal strange disturbances, it’s a strong installment for the […]
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