Reviews
Burn The Negative, Oh and the Novel - “Inferno” (2016) Review
“Inferno” is a movie that satisfies like a single serve airline meal. The pulp globe-trotting mystery doesn’t have nutritional value, the rich taste of a restaurant dish, or the care of something home cooked; it’s purpose built to fill a void quickly and induce a mild vegetative state.
Safety Not Guaranteed - “Deepwater Horizon” (2016) Review
Filmmaker Peter Berg is a U.S patriot, his body of work increasingly seems fascinated with the examples of heroics that are drowned out by controversy.
“Manchester By The Sea” (2016) Review
Casey Affleck’s performance in “Manchester By The Sea” is one of the most effectively crafted portrayals of the crippling weight of grief in recent movies. Writer/director Kenneth Lonergan’s composition is lured toward him, every moment that he’s occupying the frame; the actor is like a tractor beam.
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.