Film Review / ‘Deepwater Horizon’ (M) ** and a half Film Review / ‘Deepwater Horizon’ (M) ** and a half WIKIPEDIA describes disasters as “the consequence of inappropriately managed risk… the product of a combination…
Film Review / ‘The Girl on the Train’ (MA) *** Film Review / ‘The Girl on the Train’ (MA) *** APPARENTLY, six decades of coast-to-coast TV morning network news inspired academic Paula Hawkins to write…
Film Review / ‘The Magnificent Seven’ (M) ** and a half Film Review / ‘The Magnificent Seven’ (M) ** and a half IN 1954, Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa made “The Seven Samurai”, which ran for more than…
Film Review / ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ (M) *** Film Review / ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ (M) *** IN childhood, Abe Portman (Terence Stamp) escaped from Poland. In old age he lives in…
Film Review / ‘Life, Animated’ (PG) *** and a half Film Review / ‘Life, Animated’ (PG) *** and a half WHO can really know the emotional, intellectual mind of a human afflicted by one or…
Film Review / ‘Storks’ (PG) half a star Film Review / ‘Storks’ (PG) half a star “MOMMY, where did I come from?” There are two answers. One is the truth, whether…
Film Review / ‘Snowden’ (M) *** and a half Film Review / ‘Snowden’ (M) *** and a half A SCREENPLAY by director Oliver Stone co-written with Kieran Fitzgerald wears this film’s heart on…
Film Review / ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’ (M) ** and half Film Review / ‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’ (M) ** and half TWELVE years ago, in the second film based on the life and misfortunes of Helen…
Film Review / ‘Spin Out’ (M) ** Film Review / ‘Spin Out’ (M) ** CANBERRA-born former Doug Anthony All-Star Tim Ferguson makes his grown-up movie directing debut with this…
Film Review / ‘Louis Theroux: My Scientology Movie’ (M) *** and a half Film Review / ‘Louis Theroux: My Scientology Movie’ (M) *** and a half KARL Marx called religion the opium of the masses. Scientology is the creation of a…
Film Review / ‘Girl Asleep’ (M) ** and a half Film Review / ‘Girl Asleep’ (M) ** and a half GRETA (Bethany Whitmore) fears the changes that turning 15 will bring to her comfortable lifestyle.…
Film Review / ‘Captain Fantastic’ (M) *** and a half Film Review / ‘Captain Fantastic’ (M) *** and a half NO, despite that title, writer/director Mark Ross’s film doesn’t portend a blockbuster full of aliens,…