Reviews

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Insurgent Review

Second instalment in the Divergent series has been unleashed. Insurgent picks up where Divergent left off. This time Tris (Shailene Woodley), Four (Th...

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Run All Night

Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his lo...

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Citizenfour Review

You are likely to have heard of the name Edward Snowden, the former system administrator who worked as a contractor to the United States’ National Sec...

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Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast Review

Fun and talented animal fairy Fawn believes you can’t judge a book by its cover, or an animal by its fangs, so she befriends a huge and mysterio...

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Top Five Review

Andre Allen (Rock) is a movie star. He transitioned from being a top stand-up act years ago and he is now famous for the role of Hammy The Bear, a vio...

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Chappie Review

CHAPPIE: Proof that you shouldn’t always listen to movie critics. I could barely contain my excitement when the media invite for CHAPPIE hit my inbox....

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Focus Review

Jess Barrett (Margot Robbie) is a newbie grifter who tries to pull a con on a man whom she targets in a bar.  Unbeknownst to her she has chosen Nicky ...

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Seventh Son

Jeff Bridges whips out his best Gandalf impersonation in fantasy flick SEVENTH SON. SEVENTH SON tells of Tom Ward (Ben Barnes), a farm boy who is take...

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Jupiter Ascending Review

In a bright and colourful future, a young destitute caretaker gets targeted by the ruthless son of a powerful family who lives on a planet in need of ...

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Fifty Shades of Grey

The much anticipated film is finally getting released in Australia. Along with it comes a lot of controversy and hype. At this point, it is safe to as...

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Kingsman: The Secret Service Review

Gary “Eggsy” Unwin (Egerton) has grown up in a council estate and now the young man has fallen in with a gang of street thugs. When he gets in trouble...

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The Theory of Everything Review

If someone asked you to name a scientific genius, you’d probably say Albert Einstein. If you had to name a second genius, chances are your answer woul...

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American Sniper Review

On its opening weekend in the US, American Sniper has surpassed expectations by breaking a record and becoming the most successful movie opening for C...

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Birdman Review

What is BIRDMAN about you ask? Well. It’s hard to explain properly without giving it away. Hmm. So here goes.  Hollywood actor Riggan Thomson (Michael...

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Paper Planes Review

Twelve-year-old Dylan (Ed Oxenbould) lives in country Australia. When a teacher challenges the class to design paper airplanes for a local competition...

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Unbroken Review

Unbroken, the much talked about film helmed by Angelina Jolie, is hitting Australian cinemas this week. This is the true story (based on a book) of Lo...

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Taken 3

TAKEN 2 was perhaps the biggest disappointment of my life thus far (OK…that’s a slight overstatement, but it was a huge let down).  When the trailer c...

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Mr Turner

As someone who has studied art history, I was intrigue and looking forward to seeing Mr Turner. A film which focuses on the life of the greatly revere...

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The Water Diviner Review

THE WATER DIVINER is a drama about Australian Joshua Connor (Russell Crowe) who farms in the Mallee, Victoria in the early years of the 20th century. ...

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Annie Review

ANNIE, the feature film adapted from the 1977 Broadway musical, which in turn is an adaptation of the Great Depression-era comic strip Little Orphan A...