Movie Reviews

Critically-acclaimed documentary maker Errol Morris continues to question the American military complex in Standard Operating Procedure, his follow up to 2004’s Best Feature Documentary Oscar-winner The Fog of War. This time Morris turns his attention to the now infamous pictures taken by American soldiers of the 372nd Military Police Company...   [more]

You Don’t Mess With The Zohan could’ve gone one of two ways – it could’ve been horribly embarrassing for all concerned (see Adam Sandler in Going Overboard), or it could’ve been halfway decent (see Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore, Wedding Singer). Thankfully, it leaned more towards the latter,...   [more]

Being an M. Night Shyamalan movie, it’s hard to know how much of the plot I can reveal without giving the whole story away. Try describing The Sixth Sense without giving the ending away and not making the whole thing sound lame. Sure, The Happening isn’t like The Sixth Sense...   [more]

The 'Eastern Eye' series is so fantastic. It brings us the very best of lesser-seen Asian movies, that certainly would have little chance of local cinematic release. And so we come to Tell Me Something. A grimy cop thriller of the first order. Much like Se7en and The Bone Collector before it,...   [more]

Cashing in on the current media interest in parkour – the art of motion that uses walls, and other things usually considered as obstacles as a means of getting from one place to another – District B13 stars the movement’s creator David Belle as Leïto and stunt coordinator...   [more]

For those who remember and cherish those late night re-runs of classic Hong Kong styled gangster cinema, A Dirty Carnival does a great job of showing just how much East Asian film has grown and changed. Although Korean in origin, the roots of this film possesses unmistakably Hong Kong...   [more]

This short film follows the journey of Ike Ajayi, an African lawyer who fulfills his mother’s dying wish that he leave their volatile Nigerian homeland to immigrate to ‘God’s Own Country’, the USA. Upon arrival in New York, Ajayi (newcomer Dauda Momodou), finds the realisation of the American dream...   [more]

Q: What happens when you mix the directing abilities of a star of Gallipoli and the acting abilities of a son of a national icon? A: The Bet Directed by Mark Lee and starring Matthew Newton, The Bet is a fast-paced corporate thriller that packs quite a punch. Newton...   [more]

The Mancunian band that became Joy Division formed their first incarnation, Warsaw, after a Sex Pistols gig in the mid-seventies. As Joy Division they achieved underground status within the indie/post punk scene. Since then, their status has risen to that of legend, somewhere near the heady heights of New...   [more]

Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa has made a good handful of films and his reputation has been described as puzzling, mysterious and wilfully difficult to understand to the frustration of many. In Retribution, a Tokyo detective Noboru Yoshioka is investigating the death of a lady dressed in red, and...   [more]

You can see from this DVD why in the 70s and 80s, Miami was having the time of its life. Before then Miami was quiet and laid back with more-so elderly persons around. But this all changed once the Cocaine Cowboys got to work there, and why not, Miami...   [more]

Multi-award winning The Home Song Stories adds another voice to Australia’s rich tapestry of immigrant histories. Based on writer/director Tony Ayres tumultuous upbringing, the film focuses on the life of his mother Rose (lead actress AFI Award winner Joan Chen), a successful Shanghai nightclub singer who moves from Hong...   [more]

Death Note - "The human whose name is written in this note shall die." Only the Japanese could create a concept as unique as this, and still make it entertaining, suspenseful, intelligent, and funny. As the title tentatively suggests, the Death Note is a magical notebook that has...   [more]

Possibly the best comedy-drama to come out of Britain in some time (well can you name any others?), Skins follows a diverse group of Bristol 17-year-olds and their hedonistic lives. Each episode focuses on one teen at a time – the gay boy, the anorexic chick, the fuck-up etc...   [more]

Spamming, alien, nudist scammers hell bent on world domination are stealing valuable artifacts from the past by exploiting a paradox correcting time traveling binary code tattooed onto someone’s arse. And who’s going to stop them?  Well the employees of the Planet Express delivery...   [more]

Based in Sydney’s suburbs and inner-city, East West 101 is a quality police drama that could hold its own against the likes of the ABC’s critically acclaimed Wildside, possibly thanks to some of the same production team being involved. Centring on the cases of the Major Crime Unit, EW...   [more]

In the world of music, the word ‘Classic’ is defined by a track that will forever be remembered, can be found in any good DJ’s record bag and will always hold a place in that scene. In this instance ‘Classic’ is used loosely, because although some tracks on...   [more]

Just when you thought we had enough sequels…along comes another one! This time around it’s the sequel to the Gene Hackman/Owen Wilson 2001 vehicle, Behind Enemy Lines. The sequel titled Behind Enemy Lines: Axis Of Evil takes...   [more]

The man who brought us the fantastic Hellboy and The Devil’s Backbone, brings us a fantastical modern fairy tale from a bygone era. Del Toro’s labyrinth is the mystical creation of the utterly compelling Ofelia (a truly superb Ivana Baquero), who is forced...   [more]

Man can this girl perform! So intimate, yet so lively and inclusive. Live in London & New York the new DVD from Corrine Bailey Rae is a pure delight. Covering live shows from both the UK and USA, this DVD sees a new...   [more]