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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Man of Steel Review

Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Kal-El struggles with the ultimate question – Why am I here? Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha and Jonathan Kent, Kal-El soon discovers that having super abilities means making very difficult decisions. But when the world needs stability the most, it comes under attack. Will his abilities be used to maintain p...

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After Earth Review

A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help. The latest film from M. Night Shyamalan is sneaking into cinemas later this week without a huge amount of fanfare, the marketing campaign for the film has focused on almost anything but...

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Fast and Furious 6

Hobbs has Dom and Brian reassemble their crew in order to take down a mastermind who commands an organization of mercenary drivers across 12 countries. Payment? Full pardons for them all. It began in 2001 with a film directed by Rob Cohen on a production budget of approximately $38 million which then went on and spawned not only a sequel every few years, but more than $2 billion dollars in worldwi...

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Star Trek Into Darkness Review

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess...

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Iron Man 3 Review

Marvel Studios’ “Iron Man 3” pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on ...

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Jurassic Park 3D

Advancements in scientific technology lead to the creation of an island full of living dinosaurs. John Hammond invites four individuals, plus his two grandchildren to join him at Jurassic Park. During a preview tour, the park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits loose. Steven Spielberg’s dinosaur adventure film celebrates its twentieth anniversary with a return ...

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G.I. Joe: Retaliation Review

The G.I. Joe’s return and are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra, they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. Director Jon M. Chu has taken on the latest instalment in the G.I. Joe franchise, the first film of course was helmed by Stephen Sommers back in 2009. After some uncertainty around the future of the franchise following So...

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Trance

Art auctioneer Simon finds himself deep in-debt before making a deal with shady club owner Frank to steal a Goya painting worth millions of dollars. Suffering a blow to the head during the heist he awakens to discover he has no memory of where he hid the painting.  Frank hires hypnotherapist Elizabeth Lamb to delve into the darkest recesses of Simon’s psyche.  As Elizabeth begins to unravel Simon’...

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A Good Day to Die Hard Review

Bruce Willis returns to his most iconic role as John McClane – the “real” hero with the skills and attitude to always be the last man standing. This time the take-no-prisoners cop is really in the wrong place at the wrong time after traveling to Moscow to help his estranged son Jack. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their...

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Great Expectations Review

Based on the Charles Dicken’s novel comes this faithful adaptation with Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham and Ralph Fiennes as Magwitch in a story about a humble orphan who suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.‘Great Expectations’ of course is the novel from Charles Dickens, a coming of age story following an orphan boy set against Victorian England first p...

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Oz: The Great and Powerful Review

A small-time magician with dubious ethics is hurled off to an enchanting land, where he encounters three witches, as well as the opportunity to transform himself into a great wizard — and an even greater man. ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’ returns Sam Raimi to the big screen as a director for the first time since 2009’s ‘Drag Me to Hell’, prior to that of course he was busy with his take on the...

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Beautiful Creatures Review

Supernatural teen romance based on the best-selling fantasy novel, co-starring Oscar veterans Emma Thompson, Jeremy Irons and Viola Davis. Set in the gothic American South, the film tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers: Ethan, who longs to escape his small town, and Lena, a mysterious new girl. Together, they uncover dark, black magic secrets about their respective families and their town. Th...