Director: James Marsh Starring: Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, Gillian Anderson, Aiden Gillen The Film: I have to admit that I wasn’t sure what to expect with SHADOW DANCER, but the main thing that I did know about it was that was a critically acclaimed spy film that dealt with the IRA (Irish Republican Party). I … Continue reading
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DVD Review: God Bless America [MA15]
“It looks at the state of society, and how much time gets invested in celebrity and how desperate people are to get their 15 minutes of fame.” Continue reading
DVD Review: Jayne Mansfield’s Car [MA15]
Director: Billy Bob Thornton Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Kevin Bacon, Robert Duvall, John Hurt, Katherine LaNasa, Ray Stevenson, Robert Patrick, Frances O’Connor The Film: Jayne Mansfield’s Car is a film I was set to see at the Melbourne International Film Festival last year, but due to illness I was unable to make it and I … Continue reading
DVD Review: The Factory [MA15]
Director: Morgan O’Neill Starring: John Cusack, Dallas Roberts, Jennifer Carpenter, Cindy Sampson, Mae Whitman The Film: The Factory is a film that was shot several years ago and has been on the shelf since. Thanks to Eagle Entertainment the film is finally going to get seen, at least here in Australia. I must give kudos … Continue reading
DVD Review: Go Go Tales [MA15]
Director: Abel Ferrara Starring: Willem Dafoe, Bob Hoskins, Matthew Modine, Asia Argento The Film: Have you ever wanted to see Asia Argento make-out with a dog? If you for some reason answered yes, then perhaps Go Go Tales is for you. If you answered no, the film does have other things to offer but I … Continue reading
DVD Review: Betty White’s Off Their Rockers – Season 1 [M15]
Director: Tim Gibbons Starring: Betty White, Reatha Grey, Micahel Yama The Show: Betty White is the darling of comedy; she has been entertaining us all for generations. Thanks to a Superbowl commercial for Snickers several years’ back, her popularity has risen to possibly an all time high. It is no wonder she hosts her own … Continue reading
DVD Review: El Narco [MA15]
Dir: Luis Estrada Starring: Damian Alcazar, Joaquin Cosio, Ernesto Gomez Cruz The Film: Every so often a film comes along, you don’t know much about it but you’ve heard very positive things. You go in to watch it and keep your expectations in check and then it slaps you upside the head! El Narco (aka … Continue reading
DVD Review: The Fifth Quarter by Bea Harper
Dir: Rick Bieber Starring: Aiden Quinn, Andie McDowell, Ryan Merriman The Film: Ordinarily I would feel a little peculiar writing a review concerning a movie about American football, but glory be, this film is NOT about the sport, it’s about something quite different. Based on true events (as true as films can be) “The Fifth … Continue reading
DVD Review: USS Sea Viper [MA15] by Dan McIntosh
Dir: Ralph A. Villani Starring: Tim Large, Jeremy King, Robb Maus, Steve Roth The Film: USS Seaviper is a movie set during the Second World War and primarily takes place on the united states U-boat USS Seaviper. Now most people would be aware of some rather successful submarine movies in recent years, namely The Hunt … Continue reading
DVD Review: Hirokin – The Last Samuari [MA15]
Dir: Alejo Mo-Sun Starring: Wes Bentley, Julian Sands, Jessica Szohr, Angus Macfadyen The Film: I really knew nothing about Hirokin before watching the film, I had seen a brief trailer and that was about it. From the trailer the film looked as if it was well made, it certainly looked nice visually; I just had … Continue reading
DVD Review: Passion Play [M15]
Dir: Mitch Glazer Starring: Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox, Bill Murray, Rhys Ifans, Kelly Lynch The Film: Passion Play has a bit of a reputation behind it, it was panned by critics when it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival back in 2010 and it hasn’t quite recovered since. It has that reputation of being … Continue reading
DVD Review: We Are The Night [MA15]
Dir: Dennis Gansel Starring: Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich The Film: Right off the bat I have to say We Are The Night was an incredibly entertaining film, and certainly one of the better vampire films I’ve seen out of the recent crop. It had elements of The Lost Boys and Near Dark, as … Continue reading
DVD Review: In The Name Of The King: Two Worlds [M15]
Dir: Uwe Boll Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Natassia Malthe, Lochlyn Munro The Film: Out of all the films of his that Uwe Boll could have made a ‘sequel’ to, In The Name Of The King wasn’t one I would have expected. This really is an in name only sequel, where his BloodRayne series shared the same … 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