Archive for 'Film Reviews'
[FILM: Review] The Five Year Engagement
The Five Year Engagement In Cinemas May 3 *** Fulfilling the expectation of its rom-com genre, and living up to the acclaim of its predecessors (Bridesmaids, Get Him To The Greek) this film sets another brick in the foundation that epitomises the popular entertainment experience of our time. The Five Year Engagement maps the misadventures [...]
Posted: May 6th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 460 (April 30), Film Reviews.
Tags: Emily Blunt, Jackie Weaver, Jason Segel, Saha Jones, The Brag, The Five Year Engagement
[FILM: Review] This Must Be The Place
This Must Be The Place In Cinemas April 5 **** There’s something disarming about the sight of Sean Penn dressed up like The Cure’s Robert Smith, with teased hair and make-up, dragging a shopping cart behind him. It’s this eccentric image that defines much of the humour and pathos of This Must Be The Place, [...]
Posted: April 29th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 459 (April 23), Film Reviews.
Tags: Eve Hewson, Frances McDormand, Harry Dean Stanton, Paolo Sorrentino, Sean Penn, The Brag, This Must Be The Place, Topher Healy
[FILM: Review] The Lady
The Lady In Cinemas April 19 ** Aung San Suu Kyi has faced her share of tragedy. Her father, Aung San, a leader who helped liberate Burma from the British, was assassinated when she was just a child and Suu Kyi has spent a total of 15 years under house arrest in her corrupt home [...]
Posted: April 29th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 459 (April 23), Film Reviews.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, David Thewlis, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Taggart, Rebecca Frayn, The Brag, The Lady
[FILM: Review] Titanic 3D
Titanic 3D Released April 5 ***** It’s easy to approach Titanic 3D with a certain sense of cynicism – an already popular and profitable movie gets a new cinematic lease on life in order to wring even more hard-earned cash out of fans. However, if any movie had to receive a 3D conversion, I’m glad [...]
Posted: April 22nd, 2012 under Arts, Brag 458 (April 16), Film Reviews.
Tags: Alasdair Duncan, Billy Zane, James Cameron, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Brag, Titanic 3D
[FILM: Review] Rebellion
Rebellion Opens April 12 *** 1/2 Caveat – If you’re not French, or an expert in French politics, this film will be a primarily educational experience. That doesn’t mean it’s not an emotional narrative journey or anything, but the ‘art’ of the film – the nuance of the performances, the cinematography, the storytelling techniques, the [...]
Posted: April 15th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 457 (April 9), Film Reviews.
Tags: Iabe Lapacas, Mathieu Kassovitz, Nikos Andronicos, Rebellion, The Brag