What director Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody get so right in their latest collaboration is articulating the way that having children ruins your life. They destroy you physically, emotionally, financially and psychologically, leaving you as nothing more than a quivering shadow of your former self. That is not to say they do this deliberately, […]
Whilst the opportunity to see this as a free one-off screening as part of the Curious Affection program at the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) Cinemateque is a very welcome development for Brisbane movie fans, it defies belief that Netflix never made a concerted effort to secure a wider cinematic release. This is a […]
Having enjoyed critical and commercial success with Fantastic Mr Fox (2009), it was perhaps inevitable that Wes Anderson would revisit that stop-motion animation style that earned him an Academy Award nomination. This latest work from the indie darling utilises the same techniques to tell a story that falls flat despite being infused with all the […]
Apparently, this latest instalment in the Marvel money making machine is the culmination of the 18 films that have preceded it, which obviously makes for high expectations from comic book geeks the world over. As such, Infinity War brings together the various characters who populate the Marvel Cinematic Universe (with a couple of notable exceptions […]
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I’m writing this while sitting next to two students who are editing a short film. One just turned to the other, and in an expression of pure joy, exclaimed, “OMG! I literally have goosebumps right now!”, in reference to her creation. More on this later… Currently, the vast majority of my students…
Whilst this latest Amy Schumer vehicle is never going to be remembered as a comedy classic, or the damning critique of societal superficiality surrounding body image that perhaps the makers intended, it is thankfully much better than the trailer leads us to believe. It is not the first film that has had its box office […]
Currently screening at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) Cinemateque, the Curious Affections film program features titles selected by artist Patricia Piccinini, whose retrospective exhibition occupies the entire ground floor of GoMA and features her most recognisable works from the last 20 years. A reflection of Piccinini’s interests in science, storytelling and empathy, the film […]
