What We Did On Our Holiday, 2014Directed by Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin Starring Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Ben Miller, Billy Connolly, Celia ImrieSYNOPSIS:Doug (Tennant) and Abi (Pike), in the midst of a separation they would rather not shout about, travel to Scotland to celebrate Doug’s Father’s (Connolly) 75th birthday with their three children and the […]
DVD Review – Wolf Creek 2 (2013)
Wolf Creek 2, 2013.Directed by Greg Mclean. Starring John Jarratt, Ryan Corr, Shannon Ashlyn, Philippe Klaus, Shane Connor, Ben Gerrard, Gerard Kennedy and Annie Byron.SYNOPSIS:Pig-hunter Mick Taylor is back! Still terrorising the unsuspecting Outback visitors that cross his path. Can his latest prey escape?Some of you will be very pleased to hear that pig-hunter Mick […]
DVD Review – The Two Faces of January (2014)
The Two Faces of January, 2014.Directed by Hossein Amini. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac.SYNOPSIS:A thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who flee Athens after one of them is caught up in the death of a private detective. Imbibing the feel and tone of Hitchcockian fear and paranoia […]
Movie Review – Life of Crime (2013)
Life of Crime, 2013.Directed by Daniel Schechter. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Tim Robbins, John Hawkes, Mos Def, Isla Fisher andWill Forte.SYNOPSIS:Just what do you do when you kidnap a man’s wife for a million dollars, only to find that he was about to divorce her anyway, and doesn’t want to pay the ransom? Arriving in the […]
Movie Review – Mystery Road (2013)
Mystery Road, 2013.Directed by Ivan Sen.Starring Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving and Ryan Kwanten.SYNOPSIS:An indigenous detective returns to the Outback to investigate the murder of a young girl.It felt like longer. It was already two hours long to begin with, but with the ‘no worries, laid-back until you’re nearly tipping over backwards’ attitude portrayed by the […]
Movie Review – The Congress (2013)
The Congress, 2013.Directed by Ari Folman. Featuring the voice talents of Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Danny Huston, Paul Giamatti, Jon Hamm, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Sami Gayle.SYNOPSIS:An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn’t consider. “Is it dark in here?” “Everything is in our […]
Movie Review – What If (2013)
What If, 2013.Directed by Michael Dowse. Starring Zoe Kazan, Daniel Radcliffe, Adam Driver, Mackenzie Davis and Rafe Spall.SYNOPSIS:Failed medical student Wallace meets art designer Chantry at a party after a failed relationship. There is an immediate connection and they become great friends, but should they risk their friendship for something more?I think it was Echo […]
Movie Review – Goddess (2013)
Goddess, 2013.Directed by Mark Lamprell. Starring Laura Michelle Kelly, Ronan Keating, Magda Szubanski, Dustin Clare, Hugo Johnstone-Burt.SYNOPSIS:A bored and listless mother of twin boys gets a webcam from her husband, so they can keep in touch whilst he’s at work. She starts to sing and dance on camera and becomes an internet sensation and a […]
Movie Review – Mr. Morgan’s Last Love (2013)
Mr. Morgan’s Last Love, 2013Directed by Sandra NettelbeckStarring Michael Caine, Clemence Poesy, Justin Kirk, Gillian AndersonSYNOPSIS:A look at the life-changing connection between a retired and widowed American philosophy professor and a young Parisian dance teacher.Mr. Morgan’s Last Love is nice. Now when I say nice, what I am really saying is ‘suitable for daytime television […]
Second Opinion – The Art of the Steal (2014)
The Art of the Steal, 2014Directed by Jonathan Sobol. Starring Kurt Russell, Matt Dillon, Jay Baruchel, Kenneth Welsh and Chris Diamantopoulos.SYNOPSIS:Crunch Calhoun, a semi-reformed art thief, agrees to get his old gang back together to pull off one last heist. Honour amongst thieves? Trust within a family? Not bloody likely. At least not if your […]
