Everything Must Go, 2010. Directed by Dan Rush. Starring Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Michael Peña, Laura Dern, Christopher Jordan Wallace, Rosalie Michaels, Glenn Howerton and Stephen Root. SYNOPSIS: After losing his job and his wife, an alcoholic holds a yard sale in an attempt to start over and meets a new neighbour who may be […]

Headhunters (Norwegian: Hodejegerne), 2011. Directed by Morten Tyldum. Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie R. Ølgaard and Aksel Hennie. SYNOPSIS: A successful headhunter risks everything in his efforts to steal a valuable painting. Headhunters is the first book-to-film adaptation of the highly regarded and critically acclaimed Norwegian thriller writer Jo Nesbo. Having previous refused to have his […]

The Ward, 2010. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Amber Heard, Jared Harris, Danielle Panabaker, Mika Boorem and Lyndsy Fonseca. SYNOPSIS: After burning down a farmhouse, Kristen (Amber Heard) is institutionalised, but she is far from safe, as a ghost appears to be hunting down her ward-mates and brutally murdering them. [WARNING, THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MORE […]

This Boy’s Life, 2011. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Starring Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Barkin, Jonah Blechman, Eliza Dushku, Chris Cooper, Carla Gugino and Tobey Maguire. SYNOPSIS: Desperate to make a decent life for her and her son, a divorced mother takes up residence with a bullying tyrant who is determined to make the […]

Midnight in Paris, 2011. Directed by Woody Allen. Starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates, Kurt Fuller, Mimi Kennedy, Michael Sheen, Nina Arianda and Carla Bruni. SYNOPSIS: A screenwriter is forced to confront the shortcomings of his relationship with his fiancée after magical experiences in the French capital. Woody Allen’s latest film shows […]

Dreams of a Life, 2011. Written and Directed by Carol Morley. Starring Zawe Ashton, Jonathan Harden, Ki’juan Whitton and Daren Elliott Holmes. SYNOPSIS: The sad and intriguing story of a young woman discovered in a London flat three years after her death. How would you feel if one day someone contacted you and told you […]

Bunraku, 2011. Directed by Guy Moshe. Starring Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman, Kevin McKidd, Demi Moore and Gackt. SYNOPSIS: In a post-apocalyptic future where guns are banned, a mysterious drifter and a samurai team up to exact revenge on a ruthless crime lord. Bunraku is set in a world that has been ravaged by […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Good Will Hunting, 1997. Directed by Gus Van Sant. Starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, Casey Affleck and Stellan Skarsgård. Good Will Hunting is the story of 20-year-old South Boston reprobate and trouble maker Will (Damon), […]

Simon Moore reviews the fourth episode of the Napoleon Dynamite animated series… The Daily Planet had Lois Lane. Channel 6 News had April O’Neil. Now the Preston Bugle (Blowing Since 1998) has Deb Bradshaw. You know, that girl who wears home-made clothes and hangs around with the gangly one and the only kid in school […]

Simon Moore reviews the third episode of the Napoleon Dynamite animated series… They say you should never meet your heroes. Especially if your heroes happen to be a rare crossbreed of lions and tigers that you happen to believe possess mystical powers. Bad luck for Napoleon, the owner of many sketchbooks bursting with illustrations on […]