X-Men Origins: Wolverine Characters »
Seen the X-Men Origins: Wolverine trailer and freaked out when you couldn’t recognise any of the characters? Relax. Because it’s a prequel, the majority of characters from the previous X-Men films are either too young or not part of Wolverine’s story at this stage of his life. So don’t bother re-watching X-Men: The Last Stand, [...]
A Film With Me In It »
Director: Ian Fitzgibbon Starring: Mark Doherty, Dylan Moran, Amy Huberman, David Doherty, Keith Allen In Cinemas: 23 April 2009 The gleeful Irish black comedy A Film With Me In It revolves around the unfortunate circumstances a pair of no-hopers endure on one really, really bad day. Writer Mark Doherty stars as Mark, an unemployed actor [...]
Fired Up »
Director: Will Gluck Starring: Nicholas D’Agosto, Eric Christian Olsen, Sarah Roemer, Molly Sims In Cinemas: 23 April 2009 How many more of these formulaic teen-comedies can there be? While Bring It On and Road Trip type flicks were in vogue ten years ago, Fired Up is relatively harmless attempt at cashing in on what was [...]
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas »
Director: Mark Herman Starring: Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, Amber Beattie, Jack Scanlon In Cinemas: 23 April 2009 Set in World War II Germany, young Bruno (Butterfield) and his family relocate to the countryside where his army Commandant father is assigned to a prison camp. Bruno soon begins a forbidden friendship with another youth named Shmuel [...]
Awesome Upcoming Aussie Movies »
Some amazing Aussie-made films have been making headlines lately in both the domestic and international sphere. Highlights include Adam Elliott’s heart-felt claymation flick, Mary and Max. The critically acclaimed animation tells the tale of two pen pals over a two-decade-long correspondence including all the joys and pitfalls in between. The film adaptation of Georgia Blain’s [...]
What Just Happened? »
Director: Barry Levinson Starring: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Bruce Willis In Cinemas: 21 May 2009 A powerful Hollywood producer (De Niro) juggles negotiations with a studio head executive to get his latest flick at the Cannes film festival in two short weeks while also dealing with a highly-strung director obsessed with making [...]
Miss March »
Director: Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore Starring: Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton In Cinemas: 14 May 2009 After waking up from a four-year long coma, Eugene (Cregger) learns that his once virginal high school girlfriend is now the centrefold in Playboy. Along with his sex-crazed best friend, Eugene takes a road trip [...]
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian »
Director: Shawn Levy Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams, Steve Coogan In Cinemas: 21 May 2009 When the Museum of Natural History is closed for renovations, important pieces are moved into storage at other main museums. Haphazard security guard, Larry Daley (Stiller) infiltrates the Smithsonian to rescue Jedediah (Wilson) and Octavius (Coogan) when they [...]
Star Trek for Dummies »
The new Star Trek movie has scored rave reviews since it premiered to the critics last month and as a result has many people excited – and not just the long-time Trekkies. Directed by the master of 21st century sci-fi and fantasy TV, J.J. Abrams (Lost, Cloverfield), Star Trek is the eleventh film to come [...]
Mary and Max »
Director: Adam Elliot Starring: Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Humphries, Eric Bana In Cinemas: 9 April 2009 While there is an ongoing flow of animated films these days, most are glossy Hollywood concoctions (DreamWorks/Pixar) or anime. Every now and again, an independent will put out an adult-themed flick that comes as a complete departure [...]