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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Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty is a military term meaning half past midnight – the timing of the actual mission to locate and eliminate, Osama bin Laden. The term also refers to the secrecy that surrounded the decade long mission to track him down. Deemed the greatest manhunt in history, ZERO DARK THIRTY chronicles the declassified true story of the relentless pursuit by an elite team of intelligence and milita...

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Django Unchained Review

Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchained follows a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz. Schultz seeks out the South’s most wanted criminals with Django by his side. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda, the wife he lost to the slave trade long...

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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger follows a pair of married couples, Alfie and Helena, and their daughter Sally and husband Roy, as their passions, ambitions, and anxieties lead them into trouble. After Alfie leaves Helena to pursue his lost youth and a free-spirited call girl named Charmaine, Helena abandons rationality and surrenders her life to the loopy advice of a charlatan fortune teller. U...

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Review

Peter Jackson returns to Middle Earth with part one of his trilogy adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit. A young Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the Grey, legendary warrior Thorin Oakensheild, and a posse of 13 dwarves journey to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Their quest will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming ...

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This Is 40 Review

Writer/director/producer Judd Apatow brings audiences This Is 40, an original comedy that expands upon the story of Pete and Debbie from the blockbuster hit Knocked Up as we see first-hand how they are dealing with their current state of life.Judd Apatow brings the latest entry in his brand of comedy to screens with ‘This is 40’, following 2009’s ‘Funny People’, his latest ...

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower Review

It’s 1991 and academically precocious, socially awkward Charlie is a wallflower, always watching from the sidelines, until a pair of charismatic seniors take him under their wing. Beautiful, free-spirited Sam and her fearless stepbrother, Patrick, shepherd Charlie through new friendships, first love, burgeoning sexuality, bacchanalian parties, midnight screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture ...

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Seven Psychopaths

A Los Angeles-set crime comedy involving a screenwriter, the criminal underworld, and one gangster’s beloved Shih Tzu. Marty  is a struggling writer who dreams of finishing his screenplay, Seven Psychopaths. Billy is Marty’s best friend, an unemployed actor and part time dog thief, who wants to help Marty by any means necessary. All he needs is a little focus and inspiration. Hans is B...

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The Sessions

Audience Award winner at Sundance 2012, the true story of a man paralysed from the neck down, determined to lose his virginity at the age of 38 – with the help of a sex therapist and the guidance of his priest. Based on the true story of California-based journalist and poet Mark O’Brien who became paralysed and confined to an iron lung due to polio.‘The Sessions’ comes to screens chronicling...

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Dredd 3D

The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One- a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called “Judges” who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd is the ultimate Judge, ch...

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Lawless Review

Set in Virginia during the depression, and based on the true story of the Bondurants brothers – three rural bootleggers who defied the crooked authorities that wanted a piece of their profits. Jack, the youngest, aspires to live in the suited-up ranks of Al Capone, Howard, the middle, is a reckless brute, and Forrest, the eldest, heads the family operation against the changing times. As the ...

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Killing Them Softly – Review

 When their illegal card game is held up, and the life blood of the criminal economy is on the verge of collapse, the mafia calls in enforcer Jackie Cogan to fix the situation. Navigating between his indecisive crime bosses and the dim witted lowlifes behind the heist, Cogan moves to restore order, and protect his interests before the situation spirals out of control. Writer/director Andrew Domini...

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Looper Review

In a world where time travel is possible, but deemed illegal, Joe a ‘looper’, a gun-for-hire whose targets are sent to him from the future must decide whether to remain loyal to his employer, or to trust in a target that brings with him a revelation about his own destiny. It’s been four long years since writer/director Rian Johnson’s last feature film was released. In 2008 he wrote and...