Movies

  Marvel likes its narrative templates. I get it – if I was pumping as many well-made, largely (though not always – see Avengers: Age of Ultron) I’d probably stick to a template as often as I could too. After all the fan boys and fan girls love it, it Continue Reading

  Having the bottom ripped of your world isn’t a pleasant experience for anyone. But when you’re a sheep farmer out in a remote valley of Iceland, and your world is tending to your herd, all of whom you know by name and look after with commensurate affection, then their Continue Reading

  Well worn tropes, themes and visual markers are all but inescapable in a well-established genre, and indie film is no exception. In large part, it’s why we go to see indie films because they offer a unique thoughtful perspective on the world that mainstream cinema, besotted with superhero blockbusters and Continue Reading

  SNAPSHOT For one bustling Manhattan apartment building, the real day starts after the folks on two legs leave for work and school. That’s when the pets of every stripe, fur and feather begin their own nine-to-five routine: hanging out with each other, trading humiliating stories about their owners, or Continue Reading

  Jurassic Park is such a sweet, sweet movie. We see all those wonderful dinosaurs in their natural settings, admittedly 65 million years plus out of time but still, discovering the world and living in perfect harmony. Sigh … Wait, no, I may be thinking of the wrong movie. What Continue Reading

  Loosely inspired by the life of American socialite Florence Foster Jenkins (of whom there is an impending film mere weeks from cinematic release), Marguerite, directed by Xavier Giannoli is a poignant tale of one woman’s search for meaning in a life deceptively bereft of it. To all intents and Continue Reading

  SNAPSHOT Set between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, the plot of the movie revolves around a band of resistance fighters unite for a daring mission to steal the Death Star plans, and a very impressive cast has been assembled made up of names Continue Reading

  SNAPSHOT Negin Farsad and Jeremy Redleaf’s 3rd Street Blackout puts a savvy twist on the old “New York City as a character” trope, instead subbing in a Hurricane Sandy-felled New York City for the shiny, happy place most often seen in the rom-com world. The feature – which the Continue Reading

  SNAPSHOT In the irreverent spirit of fun that made ‘The LEGO® Movie’ a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman – stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from Continue Reading