Dir: Randal Kleiser Starring: Joey Cramer, Cliff De Young, Veronica Cartright, Matt Adler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matt Adler The Film: Think back to when you were twelve years old. The biggest stress in your life is whether you will be able to train your sweet but lazy dog to be able to catch a … Continue reading
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Blu-ray Review: Rampart [MA15]
Dir: Oren Moverman Starring: Woody Harrelson, Ned Beatty, Ben Foster, Anne Heche, Cynthia Nixon, Robin Wright The Film: Cinema has quite an extensive collection of ‘cop bad’ subgenre films, some are fantastic films and others are just forgotten about. The crime genre as a whole has some impressive titles, and one title that certainly sticks … Continue reading
DVD Review: Goodbye, First Love [M15]
Dir: Mia Hansen-Løve Starring: Lola Créton, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Magne-Håvard Brekke The Film: Goodbye, First Love was one of the big features at this years French Film Festival, sadly I wasn’t able to see the film then due to being sick with the flu. Now the film is available on DVD and I was finally able … Continue reading
DVD Review: Hoop Dreams [PG] by Sam Inglis
Shot between 1987 and 1992, the film chronicles the high school basketball careers of two young men in Chicago; William Gates and Arthur Agee. Neither was especially well off, and while both had opportunities due to their prowess as athletes these came more regularly and readily to Gates, as his was the more promising talent. Continue reading
Blu-ray Review: The Awakening [M15]
After the initial set up with the film, I was completely hooked and I was glued to the screen the entire time. This was a film that even managed to creep me out a little and I did actually react to an impressive scene full of ‘jump scares’. Continue reading
DVD Review: The Forgiveness Of Blood [PG]
After the fantastic film Maria Full Of Grace, director Joshua Marston certainly placed himself on a lot of radar’s including my own. I was very curious to see how his latest effort The Forgiveness Of Blood had turned out; this was something that seemed quite different. Continue reading
DVD Review: Being Elmo – A Puppeteer’s Journey [G]
As someone who grew up watching Sesame Street and The Muppets, these wonderful puppet creations pioneered by Jim Henson have been a huge part of my life. I used to watch Sesame Street almost every day, I had books of Sesame Street, and I enjoyed the antics of Kermit the Frog and gang. Continue reading
DVD Review: The Kid With A Bike [M15]
The story is simple for The Kid With A Bike, it isn’t something that over complicates itself and it manages to tell its story successfully in under 90 minutes. Continue reading
Blu-ray Review: The Raid [MA15]
Dir: Gareth Evans Starring: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Pierre Gruno, Tegar Satrya, Ray Sahetapy The Film: The Raid is a film right up my alley, a mixture of action/martial arts/horror/thriller are all the elements that really make me tick as a film fan. There had been nothing but positive reviews and … Continue reading
Blu-ray Review: Merantau [MA15]
Merantau was the first film in many years produced in Indonesia and it brought forth their martial arts Pencat Silat. That is a key component in this film, and I think after seeing this film many people will certainly want to know more (seek out Gareth Evan’s documentary Pencat Silat: The Martial Arts of Indonesia for more). The story here is about the ancient rite of passage known as ‘merantau’, which is from native Sumatra. Continue reading
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
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: 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
MadMan Theatrical Coming Soon Releases
Our friends over at MadMan Films have some great new releases coming out theatrically over the next couple of months. Check out what is on offer, and jot those dates down! BUCK – February 16th http://www.buckthemovie.com TYRANNOSAUR – February 23rd (Limited release exclusive to Cinema Nova) THE SOURCE – March 8th (Limited release exclusive to … Continue reading