The Art of the Montage: Inglourious Basterds
Examining great passages of time in cinema.
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Review – ’71
Takes the simple ‘behind enemy lines’ concept and turns it into something that resonates strongly within the historical context of the political instability of The Troubles.
Stream This! Best of March 2015
A guide to the films available to stream in Australia and New Zealand.
Review – Chappie
Here comes the elevator pitch for Chappie; it’s Three Men and a Baby meets Short Circuit via Robocop minus the satire. Bonkers, right?
Criticwire Survey: My First ‘Inappropriate’ Movie
Each week at Indiewire the Criticwire Survey gets film and television critics to answer a specific question and this week’s focus was on the first ‘inappropriate’ movie you saw.
Review – Selma
An astonishing story, told with grace, and I bow down to Queen DuVernay
Review – Foxcatcher
A conduit to examine the hubris of America, and the fallout of never living up to the potential of a greatness that may have never existed
Review – American Sniper
Bleeds red, white and blue in the worst ways
Review – Birdman
A superb examination of the pursuit of validation.
Awesome Mix Vol. 2014: The Best Films of the Year
2014 somehow felt smaller, intimate, and well-paced with releases. Here are 34 of the best.
Review – Gone Girl
A devilishly good time. What it lacks in style, it makes up for in substance.
Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The stern approach to one of the goofiest pop culture entities is a complete misfire
Review – Force Majeure
Force Majeure is a comedy of passive aggressiveness
Review – Lucy
Welcome to the new age of machine gun metaphysics with Lucy.
Review – Stations of the Cross
The experience of German fundamentalist Catholic guilt is suffocating in the superb Stations of the Cross