Quantum of Solace marks the 22nd film in the James Bond franchise and the second outing for Daniel Craig slipping into 007’s shoes. It is also the first time that there has been a direct sequel with Quantum almost starting directly where Casino Royale left off. This time Bond has a fire in his belly... Read more »
It is difficult to review Newcastle without some sort of bias as I am the son of surfie parents and I was born and bred in Newie. So the familiarities of just about every location in this film really made me want to like it. Heck, even a friend’s Kingswood station wagon appears in the film! All that... Read more »
Director : John Moore Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Chris O’Donnell, Ludacris, Mila Kunis, Donal Logue. Computer game adaptations for the big screen have never really been a good idea and unfortunately Max Payne does little to change this theory. Sure it has a stylish look, some nice gunplay and impressive... Read more »
Director Richard Ayoade’s approach to this live concert film is incredibly distinctive. Where other directors use dozens of cameras to enable the editors to cut and paste at a mile a minute, Ayodade uses slow, cinematic tracking shots that put you right there on stage with singer Alex Turner and his... Read more »
Director: Joel & Ethan Coen Starring: George Clooney, John Malcovich, Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, Tilda Swinton and Frances MacDormand. After the blisteringly dark turn the Coen’s took in their adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s No Country For Old Men, they are back in the offbeat comedy zone they... Read more »
by Mark Snelson IRON MAN (M) [moderate action violence] Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrance Howard Director: Jon Favreau Running Time: 126 minutes Now Showing: Greater Union Glendale & Newcastle, Hoyts Charlestown, Cessnock Cinemas, Reading Maitland,... Read more »
It was neck and neck until the final vote was counted, though the wait is almost over with triple j’s Hottest 100 Volume 15 DVD. Only thirteen votes separated UK rockers MUSE’s Knights of Cydonia (#1) and local heroes SILVERCHAIR’s Straight Lines (#2), making the 2007 Hottest 100 the closest contest... Read more »
Muppets-alumni Frank Oz has had a directorial career full of hits and misses. When he hits, he connects brilliantly. Previous comedies such as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Bowfinger, have been rollicking affairs, both served by high-calibre ensemble casts and tightly written scripts. When he steps outside... Read more »
By Hugh Milligan Those of you accustomed to seeing Dylan Moran in his role as a rambling foul-tempered drunk on Black Books would probably have difficulty imagining him as anything else. Thankfully, you won’t have to. His live stand-up is delivered in much a similar vein – a slurred and frequently... Read more »
By Hugh Milligan The tiny, isolated Alaskan town of Barrow is on the verge of its ‘30 days of night’, an annual period of uninterrupted darkness – naturally, this is an ideal opportunity for a gang of vampires to roll into town, cut off communications and terrorise the locals. Local sheriff Ebon... Read more »