The visually ground-breaking ‘Avatar’ stands its ground – flaws and all
Taking aim: Sam Worthingtom and Zoe Saldana as Na’vi warriors in James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’. AVATAR *** (164 minutes) M It’d be a rare egg indeed […]
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‘Both Sides of the Blade’, a searing French relationship drama from Claire Denis; Compelling UK indie ‘True Things’ takes us into the messy life of an aimless young woman
Two’s company: Juliette Binoche and Vincent Lindon in ‘Both Sides of the Blade’. BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE ***1/2 (116 minutes; subtitled) MA Veteran French […]
Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ is disappointing, cliché-driven, by-the-numbers multiplex mulch that grinds against the studio’s storytelling legacy
Destination Dullsville: Buzz takes flight in Pixar’s ‘Toy Story’ spin-off ‘Lightyear’. LIGHTYEAR ** (105 minutes) PG Underwhelming to an almost cosmic degree, Lightyear is Pixar’s […]
It took the work ethic of a farmer’s son – and a lot of crew & community support – for writer/director Aaron Wilson to endure the 12 years of toil it took to bring ‘Little Tornadoes’ to the screen: interview
“I like to think of film as meditation for me. I’m a very hyper-active person. I’m always over-thinking and talking a lot.” It took long […]
“I wanna finish the end of a shooting day and I have to wipe the gore off myself. That’s how I want to make movies.” – Interview with Kiah Roache-Turner about his zombie spree ‘Wyrmwood: Apocalypse’
Kiah Roache-Turner: “I didn’t get into this game to shoot on green screen.” Director Kiah Roache-Turner was kind enough to block out some time in […]
Sci-fi docu-drama ‘Moonfall’ reveals the shocking truth behind the Moon with realism, intellectual rigour and scientific accuracy
Moon bound: John Bradley, Patrick Wilson and Halle Berry in the sci-fi film ‘Moonfall’. MOONFALL *** (130 minutes) M Bringing us all to the brink […]
Sobering doco explores the causes behind the US CV-19 crisis
Crisis talk: Dr Anthony Fauci discusses the virus with his boss in ‘Totally Under Control’. TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL ***1/2 (123 minutes) M Even the most […]