500 Days of Summer Review »
Relationships can be terrible things. Sure, they can lift you to enormous heights, make you feel as though the world belongs to you, that no matter what else goes wrong in life, you’ve got someone to share it with. But more often than not these extreme feelings of happiness and comfort simply serve as springboards.
Up – Review »
Director: Pete Docter Bob Peterson Stars: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger Release Date: 4 June 2009 (Australia) Review (may contain some very minor spoilers): I was on the train just a few days ago, travelling into the city (I live on the outskirts of Melbourne) and I couldn’t help but notice that the guy [...]
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra »
Director: Stephen Sommers Starring: Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller In Cinemas: 6 August 2009 REVIEW: Let’s start with a little exercise. I’d like you to pretend you’re at a party; a housewarming or something casual like that. You’re sitting on a comfy couch, a couple of friends on either side, a drink [...]
John Hughes Passes Away »
“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, life moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” John Hughes, the prolific writer/director of The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Plains, Trains & Automobiles, has passed away at age 59 after suffering a [...]
Coraline and the Secret Door »
Director: Henry Selick Starring: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French In Cinemas: 13 August 2009 Review: How often have you returned home after a day’s work, collapsed on the couch and stared mindlessly at the TV? It happens to all of us. You sit there, letting these images flicker in front of your [...]
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince »
[Note: This review contains small spoilers for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Nothing major, but if you’d like a completely fresh viewing experience, please read this AFTER you’ve seen the movie!]
Trailer Watch! »
Are you living a busy life? Working 9 to 5, hardly ever seeing the light of day? Coming home to a bunch of bills? Perhaps have a partner that is giving you the cold shoulder? Not enough time to see every movie you like, let alone the trailers which screen before them? Well, you should [...]
Shutter Island »
Director: Martin Scorsese Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo In cinemas: 1st October 2009 Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mystery/Thriller, do I need to say anymore? Set in 1954, DiCaprio plays Marshall Teddy Daniels, who is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding [...]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen »
Director: Michael Bay Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel In Cinemas: 25 June 2009 Sam Witwicky must evade capture by the Deception forces after they return to Earth to take him prisoner. Optimus Prime and the international armies form an alliance with Sam and join him on his mission to protect humankind from the [...]
Zombieland »
Director: Ruben Fleischer Stars: Abigail Breslin,Emma Stone,Bill Murray, Amber Heard, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg In cinemas: 10th December 2009 Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus is a big wuss — but when you’re afraid of being eaten by zombies, fear can keep you alive. Tallahassee [...]