Reviews

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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...

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Big Hero 6 Review

Hiro Hamada is a fourteen-year-old boy who lives in San Fransokyo. Hiro loves robot fighting and has created a brilliant microbot that can do great da...

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The Imitation Game Review

English mathematician and logician, Alan Turing, helps crack the Enigma code during World War II. The Imitation Game comes from author Andrew Hodges’s...

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Review

The Company of Thorin has reached the Lonely Mountain, but can Bilbo and the Dwarves reclaim Erebor and the treasure? And, if so, can they hold onto i...

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St. Vincent Review

Maggie (Melissa McCarthy), a newly single mother, tries to raise her eleven-year-old son Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher) in a new neighbourhood, however her...

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Finding Vivian Maier

In 2009, the work of street photographer Vivian Maier began to show up online. The images were scanned from negatives that were in the possession of C...

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Paddington

Paddington Bear was hugely popular during its heyday on television, and has had a massive loyal following ever since the bear made his debut in a 1950...