Limitless »
Neil Burger’s new thriller Limitless, starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro, is about a writer who discovers a new drug allowing him to enhance his mental abilities by increasing his intelligence and improving his focus. The crux of the movie is addiction; the process, the withdrawal and the consequences. Or at least that’s what [...]
Red Riding Hood – review »
The Big Bad Wolf is bigger and badder than ever in Twilight director Catherine Hardwick’s re-imagining of an old classic. ‘Once upon a time,’ we find the picturesque town of Daggerhorn, surrounded by forest and shrouded by fear of a notorious, serial-killing werewolf, whose identity remains a mystery. For beautiful, free-spirited Valerie (Mamma Mia’s Amanda [...]
Coussins Makes His Mark at the LA Film Festival »
The LA International short film festival gets underway for another year in June, bringing with it a swag of entertainment and fun. Each year, more than 15 thousand movie lovers, film-makers an entertainment professionals embark on the event, in search of the hot new talent and upcomers in the industry. The festival boasts an impressive [...]
The Reef – review »
Four young holidaymakers are forced to confront fear of the unknown in The Reef, the latest home-grown horror offering that suggests that perhaps it would be better to not get back into the water. Luke (Underbelly’s Damian Walshe-Howling) is joined by his former flame Kate (Zoe Naylor), her brother Matt (Gyton Grantley, also of [...]
The Adjustment Bureau – review »
A good movie is one that transports us from our ordinary reality to the one on screen. One that makes us feel as if the story unfolding before us carries a significance; be it Andy Dufresne’s escape from prison in The Shawshank Redemption, Jamal Malik’s day to day struggles in the rough streets of Mumbai [...]
Suckerpunch »
Suckerpunch is the latest offering from Zack Snyder, director of 300 and Watchmen. If you’ve seen either of them, then you know what to expect: Things exploding in slow motion. Whizzing bullets just missing the derrière of a young girl, yet coyly lifting the hem of her skirt as it flies by. Which is also [...]
Battle: Los Angeles »
Battle: Los Angeles proudly follows a long line of alien invasion movies – Mars Attacks! Independence Day! Skyline! Remember Skyline? Anyone? It only came out a few months ago. I predict this question will be asked about Battle: LA in roughly [...]