Baz Luhrmann’s attempt to transform F Scott Fitzgerald’s seminal 1925 American novel into a crowd-pleasing spectacle film is admirable if not always successful. It is
Month: May 2013
Film review – Broken (2012)
People can be broken physically, emotionally and psychologically and few go through life avoiding being harmed in some way. The 2012 film Broken, adapted from
Film review – Tabu (2012)
Under the veneer of civilisation, what ancient desires and impulses lie in our unconscious, waiting to surface like a crocodile patiently waiting for its opportunity
MIFF 2013: Next Gen
When not reviewing films I work for the Melbourne International Film Festival on the programming team. The first part of the 2013 MIFF program was
Film review – The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
Cinema is often at its best when it presents characters and stories that teeter on the edge of civilisation and morality. More interesting is when
Film review – The Hunt (2012)
‘What do you know about it? Who are you anyway? Who are you? Criminals? Are you proud of yourselves?’ pleads Peter Lorre as Hans Beckert
CINEMA AUTOPSY 