Tag: film review

Florence Foster Jenkins Review

A genuine, charming picture of great appeal yet somewhat lacking of emotional coherency throughout. Unlike many portrayed by biographical, dramatized versions of films, Florence Foster Jenkins was a woman whose singular story was just that – singular. Yet within the…

Captain America: Civil War Review

A marvellously produced film that tops and defines this generation’s popular genre. The emergence of superhero films is without doubt one of the most celebrated new sub-genre in the past decade, and as far as it goes the Disney-Marvel studio…

The Jungle Book Review

A film without many special merits, yet has very little faults. One can always grade re-adaptations into three categories from worst to best – that which is unable to meet the standard of the original, that which is merely a…

Huntsman: Winter’s War Review

A grand gesture to appeal to fans of fairytales, not quite enough for anyone else. No one really wanted a sequel to the 2012 critical failure Snow White and the Huntsman, but we got one anyway. This time star Kristen…

Allegiant Review

A film so bland and conventional its existence can no longer be justified like its predecessors. In the world of young adult fiction, each franchise capable of producing multiple sequels often possess its own unique brand of beauty to be…

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Review

An incoherent piece of motion picture that offers a rocky start to the DC Cinematic Universe, but delivers an expandable beginning nonetheless. Critics do not hate anyone without reasons, even more so they do not root for a film to…

Room Review

A triumph in subject but doesn’t deliver the anticipated impact in its succinct length. Not to be confused with Tommy Wiseau’s 2003 catastrophe The Room, Room as directed by Lenny Abrahamson is an adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s novel of the…

The Danish Girl Review

A story as heartbreaking as it is romantic, and as decorated as it is well-performed. The Danish Girl, as directed by Academy Award Winner Tom Hooper known for his works in The King’s Speech tells the story of Einar (Eddie…

Flickerfest: A Paradise of Short Films by the Sea!

Who said film festivals don’t belong to summer? It has been 25 years since one of the most popular film events in Sydney started: Flickerfest, a festival where all you have to do is to watch short films from around…