‘Logan’ (2017), presented by Marvel Studios features actor Hugh Jackman as the title character through the complex yet followable future storyline of some of the X-Men while really deep diving into who Logan is at the core and why he behaves the way he does. At moments, you glimpse the humane and vulnerable side of him. In others, you’re starkly …
After finishing ‘The Dressmaker’ (2015). I have to say, for a movie that I had never heard of – I was really impressed by this ‘Australian revenge comedy-drama’ starring Kate Winslet & Liam Hemsworth. Production value was pretty astounding – transforming natural settings in the outback into the 1950’s era that the story was set in both in the set build …
Lana Wachowski describes the latest Wachowski film offering as a ‘..sci-fi space opera..’ and with a phenomenal futeristic orchestra/opera-like soundtrack, out of this world costume design, a finely-tuned intricate interstellar storyline, and of course an underlying blossoming love story facing the demise of humanity, ‘Jupiter Ascending’ (2015) (starring Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum) does not disappoint. ★ ★ ★ ½ …
The themes of this film (based on the 1994 Newbery Award winning book of the same name written by Lois Lowry) seem all too familiar in how today’s politicians, religious organizations and governments seem to attempt reaching a world of collective complacent conformity shrouded as happiness. A futuristic dystopian science-fiction film presenting a future devoid of emotion and freedom of …
Actors Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl and Olivia Wilde all, respectively, shrug off the smoke and mirrors of what it’s like when you’re ‘in the pit’ of it telling the story about one of the most dynamic rivalries in Formula One racing – James Hunt v. Niki Lauda. Thoroughly electrifying, in all aspects of Formula One Racing, this picture is as …
After just finishing previewing Epic (2013), I have to say that it was a very well written adventure story with great character development. The one downfall I felt the writing had was an overuse of ‘hinting’ throughout the dialogue to give insights into the history of the opposing sides of good v. evil – in my opinion, this would have better been …
Disney & Pixar Studio’s newest computer animated film, Wall-E (2008), is in short a film about human wonder and spirit. The story follows, Wall-E, a garbage compacting ‘clean-up’ artificial intelligence robot with an over-powering sense of self-awareness and wonder which bridges the relatability gap to his audience. Wall-E is very early illustrated as a ‘worker’ robot, stuck in a situation inescapable by …
The Matrix (1999) is one of those films/trilogies that comes along every so often that makes you sit up and question your perception of reality. The type of film that uses storytelling to awaken certain parts of your subconscious that challenges conformity, uniformity, and acceptance of complacency – creating a sense of wonderment and the possibility of challenging your belief …
The third film by celebrated independent filmmaker Kevin Smith from Red Bank, New Jersey who rose to cult icon status for his first two films Clerks (1994), and Mallrats (1995). Chasing Amy (1997) is a film made in the midst of Smith’s film explosion that came under much scrutiny due to it’s heavily sexual and heavily (for the time) controversial examination of non-linear sexuality …
The opening scene depicts both the mysterious and curious nature of an extraterrestrial race visiting our world and ushers in the quiet and thoughtful behavioural impression the director has chosen to illustrate them within – they minimally interact with the environment in the initial Earth exploration scenes to maintain the ‘leave no trace’ peacefulness of their nature while still highlighting their intense curiosity …
