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[Review] Moonrise Kingdom (2012) by Garrett Collins

Starring: Bruce Willis, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Kara Hayward, Jared Gilman, Jason Schwartzman and Tilda Swinton Directed By: Wes Anderson At one point in Moonrise Kingdom, the latest quirky romp from director Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums), the film’s main character, a little boy named Sam, makes earrings made of bugs for his … Continue reading →

[Review] Friends With Kids by Bede Jermyn

I don’t know what it is about actress/writer Jennifer Westfeldt but she has never has really clicked with me. I didn’t like KISSING JESSICA STEIN and her little seen follow-up IRA AND ABBY was average at best, some of the main reasons being that I didn’t find any of characters or the stories in both … Continue reading →

[Review] Nightbreed (1990) by Garrett Collins

Starring: Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg, and Doug Bradley Directed by: Clive Barker It’s hard to think about now, but back in the mid 80s, Clive Barker was known as horror’s next big literary and motion picture giant. With his Books of Blood collections and a film called Hellraiser, he had started placing his … Continue reading →

[Review] Chernobyl Diaries (2012) by Garrett Collins

Starring: Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski and Olivia Dudley Directed by: Bradley Parker Filmmaker Oren Peli is at a crossroads in his career. After his extremely low budget and famously so frightening it even scared Spielberg into producing it Paranormal Activity opened in 2009 and became a worldwide phenomenon, he found himself being in with the … Continue reading →

[Review] The Avengers (2012)

[Review] The Avengers (2012)

Without question, The Avengers is one of the best comic book film adaptations and the best Marvel film thus far. We saw the build up films with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor and Captain America. We knew what the inevitable was, and the burning question was ‘Will an Avengers film be able to fulfill … Continue reading →

[MQFF ’12] Leave It On The Floor

Leave It On The Floor was inspired by the documentary Paris Is Burning; it is a musical with a lot of flavour and attitude! Needless to say I had a great time with this film, the soundtrack is fantastic and the musical numbers are extremely well done and assembled. The story isn’t too unique, but … Continue reading →

[Film Review] The Hunger Games

[Film Review] The Hunger Games

Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, I am sure you’ve heard about The Hunger Games. The books are being read by just about everyone and the inevitable film adaptation has been made. But is it any good? In one word … YES! Now I haven’t read the book by Suzanne Collins, the first … Continue reading →

[MQFF ’12] Absent (Ausente) (2011)

[MQFF ’12] Absent (Ausente) (2011)

Absent (Ausente) is a film that kind of lives up to its title on the surface but when one digs deeper, it is anything but. I have to say I found this Argentinean effort to be quite interesting and it took me off guard. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from it, and the … Continue reading →

[MQFF ’12] Ballroom Rules (2012)

[MQFF ’12] Ballroom Rules (2012)

Ballroom Rules is an Australian documentary about same-sex ballroom dancing, and it follows several couples as they prepare and then compete at the Gay Games in Germany (2010). It is really great to see homegrown documentaries and this was such a great surprise. Ballroom dancing probably showed up on a lot of radar’s here after … Continue reading →

[MQFF ’12] Becoming Chaz (2011)

[MQFF ’12] Becoming Chaz (2011)

Judging by the title of this documentary, subject matter is pretty obvious, it follows the journey of Chaz Bono (formally Chasity, the offspring of Sonny and Cher) as he makes the transition into the self he always knew he was meant to be. It is a very interesting documentary, and it certainly does not hold … Continue reading →