This content is archived from the academic year 2008 - 2009.

DVD

Flawless

Flawless May 14th, 2009
Tom New

Flawless, set in 1960s London, tells of the story of Laura Quinn (Demi Moore), a career driven woman in the male dominated business of diamond dealing. As she becomes increasingly frustrated by her lack of promotion despite years of loyal service to the London Diamond Corporation, the nighttime janitor (Michael Caine) convinces her to aid him in stealing a large amount of diamonds. [Full Article]

Australia

Australia May 11th, 2009
John Roache

Australia is pure schmaltzy hokum, but look beyond its melodramatic tendencies and you will find a classily made film imbued with a real sense of the history of a nation. [Full Article]

24: Redemption

24: Redemption November 23rd, 2008
Dan Morris

An adrenaline-surging action epic that will leave you emotionally and literally salivating. [Full Article]



The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight December 8th, 2008
Dan Morris

Three long years since the acclaimed director’s re-vamp of the Caped Crusader finally delivered us from the camp catastrophe that was the charred remnants of the Batman Franchise, Nolan is back to continue his quest and give us the Gotham City that we always needed. [Full Article]

Kung Fu Panda

Kung Fu Panda November 23rd, 2008
Andrew Parry

Kung Fu Panda is fun, but with some big “funny-man” names and cracking animation, it should be a lot better. [Full Article]

We Dreamed America

We Dreamed America November 23rd, 2008
Dan Norris

A tantalising insight into the lives of bands such as Alabama 3, The Broken Family Band and Hey Negrita as they pursue their artistic inclinations as British musicians, in a scene deemed only acceptable in the States. [Full Article]



Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading February 9th, 2009

Far from a pair to rest on their laurels, Hollywood’s most dynamic directorial duo, the Coen brothers, follow up last year’s Oscars triumph. [Full Article]

Hancock

Hancock December 1st, 2008

Hancock is promising initially: the concept of an alcoholic, drug-taking, and irresponsible superhero is an interesting one, a fascinating and potentially hilarious collision of virtue and malice. The stage is set for a superhuman comedy of errors with an understated message about the dangers of deification. [Full Article]

Get Smart

Get Smart February 23rd, 2009
Jack Marteau

Funnyman Steve Carell and Anne “Plain Jane” Hathaway star in a Hollywood remake of the espionage sitcom Get Smart. Don’t worry, I’d never heard of it either. [Full Article]



The Baader Meinhof Complex

The Baader Meinhof Complex May 4th, 2009

Uli Edel's The Baader Meinhof Complex brings to life the history of the first wave of the West German Red Army Faction. The film is shot partially as a docudrama and partly as a kinetic action thriller with a certain degree of bombast to appeal to your inner revolutionary. [Full Article]

Choke

Choke March 16th, 2009
Dan Morris

In an era long from the original age of comedy, it takes a lot for a comedy flick to stand out. Yet any film that can boast a lead protagonist who can make a hustle out of the Heimlich manoeuvre and believes he is cloned from the foreskin of a god surely deserves some attention, doesn’t it? [Full Article]

Transsiberian

Transsiberian March 9th, 2009
Jack Marteau

From director Brad Anderson (The Machinist) comes Transsiberian, a tense and disturbing thriller about an American couple (Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer) whose train journey from Beijing to Moscow turns into a nightmare as they unwittingly get involved with a drug-smuggling couple and a dangerous Russian cop (Ben Kingsley). [Full Article]



Ghost Town

Ghost Town March 2nd, 2009
Alec Hawley

Ricky Gervais’ latest foray into Hollywood is the imaginatively-titled Ghost Town. However, aside from an English accent and an unusual look (half Hitler and half Mr Potato Head) he brings little to the role of Bertram Pincus, a misanthropic dentist who, in grand cinematic tradition, can “see dead people” after a botched operation. [Full Article]

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

High School Musical 3: Senior Year February 17th, 2009

Now I’m no fan of musicals, and nor am I a fan of cheesy American High-School dramas, so when I heard that Troy and Gabriella were returning for round three, my first thought was: “They made a second one?” [Full Article]