Movies

  You think that Jordan Delfort, the character that Leonard Dicaprio plays in the Academy Award-nominated Martin Scorsese-directed film The Wolf of Wall Street is the ultimate badass? Well, think again because no one wears his  badass credentials, not to mention his manliness and honour on his sleeve like Worf Continue Reading

  So if we’ve learned anything at all from shows like Star Trek (in all its incarnations), Stargate SG1 and 1001 other sci-fi shows that feature humanity dashing from one corner of the galaxy to another, it’s that exploring another planet is exciting, scary, important, enthralling, educational or a heady Continue Reading

  This week marked the third anniversary of the destructive Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that struck the Fukishima region of Japan on 11 March 2011, resulting in the deaths of some 16,000 people (2600+ remain officially listed as missing, presumed dead) and the displacement of many tens of thousands more by Continue Reading

  It is, so goes the old saying, impossible to be all things to all men. It is a well regarded truism that the producers of The Monuments Men, including one George Clooney, failed to heed when putting together this two headed hydra of a film which, all things considered, Continue Reading

  Life is not a kind master on many levels. But perhaps it takes its greatest toll on the close relationships which define us and give us a sense of time and place and belonging, no matter how hard we fight to keep them fresh and vital. Nick and Meg Continue Reading

  So the Oscars-worthy rush of movies is over for the most part, and you could be forgiven for wondering if there are be any movies even remotely that good still in the offing. Well, thankfully there are with a rich bounty of both mainstream and indie movies coming our Continue Reading

  “Le vent se lève! … il faut tenter de vivre!” (“The wind is rising! We must try to live!”) The Wind Rises is as close as a movie can come to being a masterpiece. The reputedly final feature film from master animator Hayao Miyazaki (Castle in the Sky, Spirited Away, Continue Reading

  It’s not often you walk away from an awards ceremony, whether it’s the Grammys, the Golden Globes or the local sports club’s annual pats on the back, and think to yourself “Damn, that was fun!” Yes you wanted to know who won, and that’s why you sat through the Continue Reading