Leith

Leith spent most of his formative years growing up on the coastal fringes of Western Australia without a cinema in sight. There he grew up on the wonders of home rentals before relocating to Perth and gaining access to a proper cinematic experience just in time for the Star Wars Special Edition re-releases. From there Leith's love of movies expanded to volunteering on a Star Wars fan film, reviewing films, writing about film news, and attending film and pop-culture related conventions on the other side of the world. Leith's favourite films are too many to mention but all start with the Star Wars saga, Back to the Future, the Dark Knight trilogy, Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings and all things Kevin Smith. With an insatiable appetite for all things pop-culture related Leith also has an unhealthy addiction to the world of comics and can often be found buried under a pile of unread back issues madly trying to catch up on a number of titles coming out from mostly DC and Darkhorse.

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Ender’s Game

Young Ender Wiggin is recruited by the International Military to lead the fight against the Formecs, a genocidal alien race which nearly annihilated the human race in a previous invasion. Ender’s Game is an adaptation of the 1985 science fiction novel of the same name written by Orson Scott Card. The novel received various accolades and is broadly well regarded by critics, the film adaptation is h...

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Adoration Review

A pair of childhood friends who become lifelong companions and neighbours, fall for each other’s sons in this Australian co-production filmed along the north coast of New South Wales. Adoration is the newest film from Anne Fontaine about to be released in cinemas, this is the follow up film to Fontaine’s 2011 project My Worse Nightmare and an adaptation of the novel written by Doris Lessing ...

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Thor: The Dark World Review

Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all. Alan Taylor, director of several well regarded TV series (Game of Thrones, Mad Men) steps in to take on the Thor franchise in the sequel to Kenneth Branagh’s origin film.  Tho...

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Prisoners Review

When Keller Dover’s daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family? Prisoners comes from director Denis Villeneuve whose films have received a number of accolades in recent years including a nomination for an Academy Award. Villeneuve was ...

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Machete Kills

The U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space. Robert Rodriguez returns to his Machete series coming off the latest instalment in the successful Spy Kids franchise All the Time in the World. Rodriguez is a busy man with Sin City: A Dame to Kill For already in post-production and eyeing off a 2014 r...

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Riddick Review

The third chapter of the sci-fi thriller saga, beginning with Pitch Black (2000) and The Chonicles of Riddick (2004). Writer/director David Twohy returns, as does star Vin Diesel as the badass Riddick – escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy. Left for dead on a seemingly lifeless, sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself fighting for survival against lethal alien...

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White House Down Review

Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service assigned to protect President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Roland Emmerich is behind the latest White House take down film with ‘White House Down’, f...

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Kick Ass 2

The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, the Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will affect everyone Kick-Ass knows. In 2010 Kick Ass was released in cinemas, an independently financed film directed by Matthew Vaughn. Produced outside the studio system Kick Ass was able to stay true to Vaughn’s and ...

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jOBS

The powerful, and true story of the visionary who set out to change the world, and did. The film chronicles Steve Jobs transformation of character from the enthusiasm & self-discovery of his youth, to the personal demons that clouded his vision & finally to the ultimate triumphs of his later life. With direction from Joshua Michael Stern and a story from Matt Whiteley comes the Steve Jobs ...

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The World’s End Review

Dynamic filmmaking trio Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost complete their Cornetto trilogy in The World’s End about five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier. Before moving into superhero territory with the currently in pre-production ‘Ant-Man’, Edgar Wright returns alongside Simon Pegg and Nick Frost for the closing chapter of the Cornetto tril...

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The Way Way Back Review

The Way, Way Back is the coming-of-age story of 14-year-old Duncan’s summer vacation with his mother, Pam, her overbearing boyfriend, Trent, and Trent’s daughter Steph. Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in gregarious Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park all making for a summer he will never forget. ‘The Way, Way Back’ comes from writer/di...

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Pacific Rim Review

When an alien attack threatens the Earth’s existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace. Guillermo del Toro is a filmmaker who appears to be attached to a number of projects at any one time, while it’s been five years since his last directorial work on the film ‘Hellboy 2: The Golden Army’, he’s been a busy man in a producing role not to mention of course hi...