The confounding of expectations, at a time of the year when they are at their zenith, is at the heart of Joe Swanberg’s Sundance-screened Happy Christmas, the follow-up to last year’s well-received Drinking Buddies, his most accessible and successful film to date. The film’s title is an ironic one, of course, given Continue Reading
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Movie review: St. Vincent
Figuring out where we belong in life, and just as importantly who we belong with while we’re living it, are the two great undertakings of our short time here on earth. Getting them right, or as close to right as this often flawed existence allows, is not for the fainthearted, Continue Reading
Prep for The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies with this entire trilogy in 72 seconds LEGO re-creation
*Warning some spoilers from the book contained within the video* Peter Jackson, much like the man whose work he has shown a passionate drive and love for adapting, J. R. R. Tolkien (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit), loves BIG, epic tales. The longer, the bigger, the better. Continue Reading
Hand drawn perfection: Big Hero 6 goes outside the box to promote itself in Japan
SNAPSHOT Big Hero 6 is co-directed by Don Hall (Winnie the Pooh) and Chris Williams (Bolt) with a script that Jordan Roberts (3,2,1…Frankie Go Boom) co-wrote with the former. Based on the comic book series of the same name, the film marks the first collaboration between Walt Disney Animation Continue Reading
Movie review: Paddington
It’s a distinctly odd feeling when you’re about to see someone you once loved dearly for the first time in quite a number of years. You’re excited, of course, since this person once meant, and usually still means, even if in vividly-etched, rose-coloured memories, the world to you, and Continue Reading
I give them 5 stars: Farewell to Australian movie critic legends David and Margaret
Saying goodbye to someone you love is never easy. Or in the case of Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton, a legendary movie reviewing duo who presented their last show on Australia’s public national broadcaster ABC last night, well nigh impossible. These two impressively articulate, cinema-literate movie lovers were an Continue Reading
Who will fight the Robot Overlords? (trailer + poster)
SNAPSHOT “It has been three years since the robot invasion of earth. Sean Flynn has never given up hope that his missing father might still be alive. All humans have been fitted with transmitters to ensure they obey the cardinal rule of the robot empire — that they stay Continue Reading
Festive FUNX3: Jingle Bell Rocks! documentary, Kristen Bell’s “Text Me Merry Christmas” and Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever
I am a Christmas music junkie. Hell I am a Christmas junkie full stop. But one of the things I love most about the season, and which I appreciate many other people hate (especially those in retail who are listening to festive tunes from October onwards), are the Christmas Continue Reading
Playing with stormtroopers: fun riffs on Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer
One of the best ways of working out how big a movie or TV release is these days is seeing if it receives the LEGO treatment and in what kind of timeframe. The quicker the LEGO-isation, and yes that is now a word, the higher your pop culture phenomenon Continue Reading
If only: An art exhibition that showcases posters for movie sequels we wish had been made
Have you noticed something when it comes to the sorts of movies Hollywood produces? They never seem to make sequels of the movies we really want to immerse ourselves in again and churn ones for movies better left alone – Speed 2 anyone? Nah I didn’t think so. Thankfully, Continue Reading