Cinemas Greatest Scenes: I’m Shocked!
Michael Curtiz’s Casablanca will go down in Warner’s history as arguably its quintessential picture, encapsulating the spirit of great romance, patriotism, intrigueContinue Reading
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Joaquin Phoenix: Best actor of the 2010s.
Joaquin Phoenix extraordinary talent as an actor has never ever been in doubt. For over the last 20+ years, heContinue Reading
My 2022 Oscar Predictions.
This year’s Oscars are set to unfold on Sunday (March 27) and strangely I’m a little more excited by whoContinue Reading
My Favourite Films of 2021.
2021 wasn’t the year I hoped it would be at the movies. In Australia it was a disappointment – withContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The Andrews Sisters sing “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” in Buck Privates (1941).
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were one of the biggest, if not the greatest comedy act during the golden age ofContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The Big Sleep’s Acme Bookshop Scene.
While many film enthusiasts might (and rightly so) point out the sensual chemistry shared between Humphrey Bogart and Lauren BacallContinue Reading
Top Ten Lists: The Best Haunted House Films Of All Time.
Why do we love horror films? Well, the motivation for people’s decisions to watch horror varies considerably. Some experts sayContinue Reading
A Ghost Story (2017): An amazing conceptual meditation.
There is so much I’d like to tell you (the reader) about David Lowery’s A Ghost Story but I cannotContinue Reading
Short Circuit (1986): Number 5 is Alive!
Is it me or does Number 5 the robot in Short Circuit look like a taller version of WallE? No waitContinue Reading
Rams (2020): A tale of two feuding brothers, sheep and a good dog.
Rams is a superb comedy-drama directed by Jeremy Sims (Beneath Hill 60) and starring Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) and everyone’sContinue Reading
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