Reviews

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Lone Survivor Review

Marcus Luttrell and his team from Seal Team 10 set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. After t...

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Wolf Creek 2 Review

The first movie starts off at a slow pace, building up scares and the characters.  So if you are expecting the same from the sequel, you’ll be in for ...

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Dallas Buyers Club

Ron Woodruff is an electrician and rodeo cowboy in 1985 Dallas. He is a hard-living character who suddenly finds himself unable to burn the candle at ...

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Winter’s Tale Review

Based on Mark Helprin’s beloved 1983 novel, and adapted by Oscar-winning screenwriter-turned-director Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind), Winter&...

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Endless Love Review

ENDLESS LOVE is the story of Jade Butterfield and David Elliot. Both are teens attending the same Georgia high school. David has wanted to talk to Jad...

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Are We Officially Dating Review

Are We Officially Dating (“That Awkward Moment” in America) is a bromance comedy, some are calling it the younger male version of “Sex and the City” o...

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RoboCop Review

In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy a loving husband, father and good cop – is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomer...

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Grudge Match Review

Two old boxing rivals (Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone) come out of retirement for one final match. The fight, set to take place 30 years after the...

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Uncharted Waters – The Personal History of Wayne Lynch

Perth dwellers will have another opportunity to see UNCHARTED WATERS, the documentary feature about Australian surfing legend Wayne Lynch. Beginning h...

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Her Review

In the San Francisco of the near future, a man called Theodore Twombly (Phoenix) struggles with his life post his divorce. Theodore has a job writing ...

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12 Years a Slave

Nominated for nine Oscars, and having already won Best Picture at the Golden Globes, you could say there is just a little bit of ‘buzz’ surrounding 12...

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The Wolf of Wall Street Review

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the...

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47 Ronin Review

This film arrived on Australian shores with flop and bad stamped all over it.  It’s been a massive box office failure in the US and most critics have ...

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Inside Llewyn Davis Review

It is 1961, Greenwich Village, New York City. Llewyn Davis is a musician struggling to make it in the folk scene. He has management and a record label...

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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Review

Based on the CIA analyst created by Tom Clancy, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is an action thriller that follows Ryan from his quiet double-life as a vete...

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American Hustle Review

Irving Rosenfeld (Bale) is a small time con artist who dreams of bigger things. He is searching for a soul mate and believes he has found one when he ...

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The Book Thief Review

While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in ...

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Philomena Review

PHILOMENA is based on the 2009 book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee written by Martin Sixsmith.  The book is based on the true story of an unmarried t...

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August Osage County

A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma ...

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Review

The title packs some serious punch: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG… Hell yeah! But does the second installment in the (perhaps unnecessarily) elongated Hobbi...