Feb 8, 2012

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is a fun, light-hearted family film that is great for the whole family to watch. The film tells the story of Sam (Josh Henderson reprising his roll for 2008’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth), an adventurous young adolescent who receives a distress signal from an island. After being told that the signal is coming from an...

Feb 3, 2012

After an incredibly underwhelming reboot of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic character, Guy Ritchie is once again in the director’s chair for its sequel,  Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. This time Sherlock (Robert Downey Jr.) and his trusty sidekick Dr. Watson (Jude Law) are up against their most terrifying and brilliant nemesis yet: Professor...

Dec 9, 2011

If you’re one of those people with an unyielding hatred of New Year’s Eve, then clearly this movie would not be for you. The directors of Pretty Woman and Valentines Day bring you a movie with a star studded cast including Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Robert De Niro, Peter Allen Vogt, Hilary Swank, Katherine Heigl, Jon Bon Jovi, Sofia Vergara, Ashton...

Dec 9, 2011

Dolphin Tale is a beautiful, well-made movie based on the remarkable true story of Winter the Dolphin. It tells the story of a young dolphin who is caught in a crab trap and washed ashore. She is found by a young boy (Nathan Gamble), who manages to free her despite her tail being severely damaged. Winter is taken to the Clearwater Marine Hospital, where her...

Dec 2, 2011

As someone who has never watched ‘The Inbetweeners” TV series, nor even realised it existed, I thoroughly enjoyed “The Inbetweeners Movie“. With a comical storyline that sees four highschool graduate teenage boys fly to Malia to surround themselves with ‘easy’ and ‘beautiful’ women (or so they think), this movie is a guaranteed...

Oct 20, 2011

Steven Soderbergh’s new movie, Contagion features an all-star cast and a stellar storyline that will not disappoint. The movie starts off by Beth Emhoff,  (Gwyneth Paltrow) at an airport waiting to come home to her family after a business trip in Hong Kong. She comes home ill but says that it’s probably jet lag. Within two days, she convulses and dies. Her...

Sep 2, 2011

As one of the best films amongst the work of Australian films, (well, in my opinion anyway) Red Dog tells the true tale of a dog that travelled throughout the Pilbara region of Australia, weaving his way into the hearts of many as he did so. Set in the small mining town of Dampier, the movie tells the tale of a bunch of homesick or troubled miners who have flown...

Aug 24, 2011

Nick (Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day) and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) all have one thing in common – their bosses make their lives a living hell. They can’t quit (we’re in a recession!) and feel helpless, until they hatch a plan to kill them off. The one problem is the guys  have no idea on how to make it happen, until they get some dodgy advice...

Aug 24, 2011

Conan the Barbarian tells the story of a mighty Cimmerian warrior whose quest for revenge turns into a fight against the tides of evil. Born on the Battlefield (literally), Conan (Jason Mamoa) sets out to avenge the death of his father who was killed in front of him by the evil Khalar Zym (Stephen Lang). Along the way, Conan teams up with Tamara (Rachel Nichols)...

Aug 17, 2011

When I found out that they were releasing The Green Lantern I insisted that I was the one to do the review. I am fascinated by sci-fi and superhero type movies but am often left disappointed – thankfully it wasn’t the case with The Green Lantern. The story revolves around a group of warriors, who keep peace and order around the universe. This small but...

Apr 28, 2011

The remake of the 1981 hit movie (which starred Dudley Moore as Arthur) is a rather entertaining movie about Arthur Bach, played by the comical Russell Brand. His character is one that can only be described as the boy who never grew up, almost like a modern version of Peter Pan, but with a nanny, a lot of money and a playboy lifestyle. As the ‘sole heir to a...

Apr 15, 2011

I have one word for Scream 4 – Hilarious. Being a horror movie cynic, I came into this movie prepared to be let down. But I was predominately proven wrong. Scream 4 is just as good as the original, if not better. This time Ghostface was back in action in Woodboro, following Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) around after her return back to her hometown. Neve...

Apr 7, 2011

“Sucker Punch” is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of Babydoll (Emily Browning) whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Personally it was a real let down to a movie I was keen to see. The beginning of the movie was dark, the middle was confusingly unrealistic and the end was weak without...

Mar 17, 2011

Neil Burger’s latest offering to the big screen comes in the form of the fast-paced, action-packed thriller, Limitless. Bradley Cooper stars as Eddie Morra, an aspiring author suffering from serious writers block. After bumping into an old friend on the street, Eddie is introduced to a revolutionary new drug dubbed NZT that allows the user to use their...

Mar 10, 2011

The Rite follows the story of American Seminary student Michael Kovac (Colin O’Donoghue), who travels to the Vatican to study exorcism.  Upon arriving, Michael is assigned to Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), an unconventional priest who has conducted numerous exorcisms in his time. Although Michael has doubts regarding the archaic ritual, he is soon drawn...