Let’s get this out of the way first: I’m not a fan of Tim Burton’s. I don’t find beauty in his ubiqutous and heavy-handed grotesque art style, I don’t think twisted dead trees scream “ROMANTIC DARKNESS,” I don’t dig women’s choirs yelling “LALA...
War is a stupid, ugly thing, entirely pointless in every way, which is why war films are so compelling. All the death occurring on screen is so unnecessary, it renders the war film a deep sense of tragedy,...
The title Mad Max is more fitting for the 1979 Australian cult classic than you might realise. George Miller assembled a seemingly mad team of ambitious filmmakers to endure twelve weeks of production in...
It’s probably an obvious choice when it comes to writing or thinking about an Australian movie, but there’s a reason why The Castle has dug itself deep into the Australian psyche, and I don’t think...
George Clooney is just one of those guys you can depend on: call it predictable, call it a lack of versatility, but Clooney nails that old-fashioned / modern / classy triumvirate in every single film...
Sometimes I wish it were easier switch my brain off enjoy a simple, straightforward movie without criticising the hell out of it. When a film is designed to be nothing but purely entertaining and puts...
The trailer for Spike Jonze’s next film has surfaced. It’s a 30 minute short film, sponsored by Absolut Vodka, titled I’m Here.
A library assistant plods through an ordinary life in LA...
In 1934, Walt Disney – an optimistic 34 year old – finally presented the world with something he’d been dreaming about for years. A feature length animated film. The result as we all know, was Snow...