Hugo (Asa Butterfield, Sacha Baron Cohen, Chloe Moretz) : Movie Review

By now the promise of a 3-D film is as appealing as a Nicolas Cage movie marathon; it hurts to even think about it. Sure there have been some fine examples of the craft but on the whole it’s been used as a gimmick, and rather unsuccessfully too.
Enter Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, an adaptation of the [...]

Home Alone 2 Lost In New York : Classic Cinema

I recently re-watched ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ because I had previously erased it from my memory. Well, let me tell you : it was actually pretty great.

Stanley Kubrick’s Dr Strangelove (Peter Sellers, George C. Scott) : Classic Cinema

Strangelove is the, well, oddest character in the film, despite having the honour of the title; aside from his minute part, compared to that of, say, George C. Scott as the cocky, gum-chewing, all-American General Buck Turgidson, Strangelove is seemingly a mad Nazi scientist whose knowledge of nuclear weaponry is presumably the reason he was at the American War Room table at all.

The Women on the 6th Floor (Fabrice Luchini, Natalia Verbeke) : Movie Review

The juxtaposition of the maid’s joie de vivre with the Joubert’s stiff bourgeois lifestyle makes for some extremely entertaining situations, and while it’s not a traditional choice for Christmas time, it makes an excellent light-hearted film for this time of year.

Champions – The Mighty Ducks (Emilio Estevez, Joshua Jackson) : Classic Cinema

Last night I watched the film ‘Champions’. Many people call this movie ‘The Mighty Ducks’ or ‘Mighty Ducks 1′ or “That Ice Hockey movie”, but to me it will always be ‘Champions’.

New Year’s Eve (Ashton Kutcher, Hilary Swank) : Movie Review

New Year’s Eve is director Garry Marshall’s follow up to 2010 ensemble hit Valentine’s Day.

Hook (Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman) : Cinema Classics

Patrick Bosher takes a trip down memory lane with the classic 1990s film HOOK – but things aren’t as rosey as we all thought they might be.

Jack And Jill (Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes) : Movie Review

Adam Sandler plays Jack Sadelstein, an advertising executive who’s sights are set on Al Pacino to front an ad campaign. Much to his distaste, Jack’s sister Jill (Adam Sandler) comes to visit for a few days causing all sorts of problems…

Immortals (Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke) : Movie Review

Theseus (Henry Cavill) is just a peasant living with his mother and trying to stay out of trouble. Throughout his whole life, a strange old man (John Hurt) has offered him guidance and taught him how to kick multiple asses in a fight. But Theseus cares nothing for the coming war with Hyperion, until one act of cruelty by the evil king changes everything.

We Need to Talk About Kevin (Tilda Swinton, John C Reilly) : Movie Review

It’s a story which plays on your mind long after you’ve left the cinema, as you turn the events over in your mind and put the pieces together.

Moneyball (Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill) : Movie Review

The real stars of this film are Pitt and Hill, whose characters bounce off each other in a delightful good cop bad cop way. Hill demonstrates he can do drama whilst also bringing his own humour to the role, while Pitt delivers the high energy needed to bring an Aaron Sorkin co-written script to life.

I Don’t Know How She Does It (Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan) : Movie Reveiw

As Sarah Jessica Parker sits in front of an eager press gallery she nervously reaches down to stroke her ankles. Recently in Melbourne on behalf of Crown for the Spring Racing Carnival, it was also a timely visit for her latest film; I Don’t Know How She Does It.

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