Category Archives: Film

CONDENSED REVIEWS: OSCAR BEST PICTURE NOMINEES

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

Another year another round of Oscars. Unlike other years, the nominations weren’t the worst this time around, so Elizabeth and I decided to get on our horses high and judge them in almost staccato bursts of critiquism. Agree or disagree? Film talk times … Continue reading →

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COMPLIANCE [REVIEW]

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

In America for a period just over a decade a series of devilish prank calls were made to grocery stores and fast food restaurants where the caller manipulated workers into varying levels of sexual humiliation, under the guise of an … Continue reading →

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GANGSTER SQUAD: A MADE UP STORY ABOUT REAL PEOPLE [REVIEW]

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

It’s 1949 in Los Angeles and while the young men have finally come home, the war is not over. Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) is a Jewish boxer who has risen up the ranks of the mob, and has his sights … Continue reading →

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LIFE OF PI [REVIEW]

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

Life of Pi brings a whole new meaning to the nautical term “there’s no room to swing a cat,” with the bulk of the film being centred around the 227 days protagonist Pi (Suraj Sharma) spends trapped on a boat … Continue reading →

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THE HOBBIT: GANDALF EX MACHINA

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

Full disclosure, I am not a massive Tolkien fan. I tried to read Lord of the Rings and put it down after several chapters due to excessive boredom. I have seen the trilogy of films and really enjoyed them but never … Continue reading →

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