DVD Review: The Hunter [M15]

Dir: Daniel Nettheim Starring: Daniel Nettheim, Sam Neill, Frances O’Connor The Film: A merc named Martin David is hired by a mysterious scientific corporation to head into the wilds of Australia to hunt down the Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger. Martin’s presence in the area attracts the attention of more than a few locals who are … Continue reading

Cast This: Justice League Film

As discussed on this week’s The Reel Thing radio show, the task was to cast a Justice League film. My idea for the film is to have it be a mixture of a dark tone yet contain humor and a lot of heart. I chose my cast according to whom I could see in the … Continue reading

DVD Review: Point Blank [MA15]

Dir: Fred Cavayé Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Elena Anaya, Roschdy Zem The Film: Point Blank is an intense thriller, that is exciting and extremely well put together. The film follows a familiar formula, but it has a fresh spin on it, I am sure there will be comparisons to things like Taken or even something like … Continue reading

DVD Review: Absentia by Garrett Collins

Dir: Mike Flanagan Starring: Katie Parker, Courtney Bell, Dave Levine, Morgan Peter Brown, Justin Gordon The Film: We live in a very interesting age in the world of horror. It is almost impossible not to see a modern film come out which doesn’t contain some kind of homage or storyline from a film that we, … Continue reading

DVD Review: Rites Of Passage [MA15]

Dir: W. Peter Lliff Starring: Wes Bentley, Kate Maberly, Chritian Slater, Stephen Dorff The Film: I’ll start by saying this, Rites Of Passage is not a good film, and I expected better from someone whose writing credits include Point Break and Under Suspicion although they do also include Prayer Of The Rollerboys. W. Peter Lliff’s … Continue reading

DVD Review: The Future [M15] by Garrett Collins

Dir: Miranda July, Starring: Miranda July, Hamish Linklater The Film: Miranda July, the writer, director, and star of The Future, is an example of what would happen if Sofia Coppola and David Lynch had a daughter who grew up to make films. While her central ideas are full of thought, it is tough to get … 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