Jupiter Ascending (2015) Movie Review, Cast & Crew, Film Summary
I find the Wachowskis a perplexing duo. Their debut film Bound (1996) was a smart, lithe, new-fashioned twist on classic …
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Hell and High Water (1954) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Alpha and Omega are conjoined in one of the most memorable of Samuel Fuller’s headline-like cinematic declarations: Hell and High …
The Duke of Burgundy (2014) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Peter Strickland’s first two films, Katalin Varga (2009) and Berberian Sound Studio (2013), were arresting works from a distinctive and …
Focus (2015) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Glen Ficcara and John Requa penned Bad Santa (2003) before debuting as directors with their energetic queer-romance-cum-criminal farce I Love …
Backcountry (2014) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
aka Blackfoot Trail Alex (Jeff Roop) and Jenn (Missy Peregrym) are a handsome couple heading out for a backwoods adventure. …
Men Go To Battle (2015) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Francis (David Maloney) and Henry Mellon (Tim Morton) are brothers who own a farm in rural Kentucky, during the early …
Dheepan (2015) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Jacques Audiard, a screenwriter since the 1970s who turned to directing in the ‘90s, broke through to international attention with …
The Daughter (2015) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Actor and theatre director Simon Stone staged his modernised version of Henrik Ibsen’s The Wild Duck for Sydney’s Belvoir Street …
Outrage (1950) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
A cup of coffee comes sliding along a lunch counter, taken up by a patron who tastes the drink and …
Expressway to Your Skull (2014) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
I don’t normally do request reviews for new filmmakers, chiefly because I cringe at the possibility of having to tell …
