Category: Review

Review: Beasts Of The Southern Wild (2012)

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Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis), a courageous and untamed six-year-old explorer, lives with her father, Wink (Dwight Henry), in a remote community known as the Bathtub. Living in a detached, yet idyllic society, Hushpuppy has, like the other dwellers, been forced to mature quickly and become entirely self-sufficient, spending her days finding food to keep herself alive. Their stark way of life is tested, however, when a fatal storm rears its ugly head, bringing about the Continue reading “Review: Beasts Of The Southern Wild (2012)” →

Review: Sister (2012)

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Simon (Kacey Mottet Klein), an unprosperous, yet headstrong and determined young boy, lives in the shadows of a wealthy and sprawling ski resort with his older sister, Louise (Léa Seydoux). Using his skills as a sprightly child, Simon braces the cold each and every day to travel up to the soaring ski resort and steal food and provisions to ensure him and his sister don’t succumb to extreme poverty. However, as Simon starts to attract some unwanted attention, Louise Continue reading “Review: Sister (2012)” →

Review: Skyfall (2012)

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When a hard drive containing top-secret data is lost in the field, James Bond (Daniel Craig) is sent to recover it. However, when the mission ends badly and the information finds itself in the hands of an intimidating threat with immense skill, M (Judi Dench) must come to terms with her troubled past, reacquaint herself with an old friend and do everything in her power to ensure MI6 – and every single one of its undercover operatives – withholds its position as a Continue reading “Review: Skyfall (2012)” →

LFF 2012 Review: Gimme The Loot (2012)

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Malcolm (Ty Hickson) and Sofia (Tashiana Washington), two graffiti artists living in the Bronx area of New York City, find themselves outclassed and out-tagged by a rival gang from Queens. Desperate to exact revenge, Malcolm and Sofia hatch a plan to tag the Mets’ iconic Home Run Apple – a huge fibreglass apple that pops up whenever a home run is hit. The only problem is, they must first raise the $500 needed to pay off the security guard and gain access to the stadium. Continue reading “LFF 2012 Review: Gimme The Loot (2012)” →

LFF 2012 Review: Keep The Lights On (2012)

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When documentary filmmaker Erik Rothman (Thure Lindhardt) first meets Paul Lucy (Zachary Booth), he’s a bright and warm publishing lawyer. However, as the years pass and their relationship develops from one of occasional sex to one supposedly rooted in trust, Paul’s drug usage increases from mild stress relief to ripe addiction. Unwilling to lose hope that Paul’s habit will subside and he’ll return to the person he once was, Erik must find a way to love him regardless of Continue reading “LFF 2012 Review: Keep The Lights On (2012)” →

LFF 2012 Review: Beyond The Hills (2012)

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Alina (Cristina Flutur) returns to the impoverished Romanian community of her childhood in the hope of reuniting with Voichita (Cosmina Stratan) and returning with her to Germany and a new life. Upon arrival though, Alina discovers that Voichita has set up a new life for herself in a remote monastery and replaced her love with that of God. Undeterred, yet at the risk of her own mental wellbeing, Alina desperately tries to undermine the monasteries priest (Valeriu Andriuta) Continue reading “LFF 2012 Review: Beyond The Hills (2012)” →

Review: Hotel Transylvania (2012)

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In a bid to keep his daughter, Mavis (Selena Gomez), from discovering the truths of the real world, and to provide afflicted monsters with an ideal hideaway from the supposedly troublesome humans, Dracula (Adam Sandler) builds a high-end hotel in a secluded part of a dark, trap ridden forrest.  But, on the weekend of Mavis’ 118th birthday, when his attention should be solely on her, a curious backpacker, Jonathan (Andy Samberg), stumbles into the hotel and brings with Continue reading “Review: Hotel Transylvania (2012)” →

Review: Ruby Sparks (2012)

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Having achieved meteoric success at the tender age of eighteen, Calvin (Paul Dano) is now plagued with writer’s block and unable to move past his own self-doubt, relying all too heavily on his therapist, Dr. Rosenthal (Elliot Gould), and assertive brother, Harry (Chris Messina), for direction. In a desperate attempt to kickstart Calvin’s creative flow, Dr. Rosenthal implores him to write about a fantasy scenario as if it were true; and so Ruby Sparks (Zoe Kazan), the lively Continue reading “Review: Ruby Sparks (2012)” →

Review: Dark Horse (2011)

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Abe (Jordan Gelber), a socially awkward, overweight and toy collector thirty-something who lives in the confines of his parents’ house (Christopher Walken and Mia Farrow) and works for his father’s real estate firm. When he happens across Miranda (Selma Blair), a pretty yet deeply depressed and wounded woman, he believes he may have found a new lease for life and within a few days proposes marriage. However, as the two go about planning their all-too speedy Continue reading “Review: Dark Horse (2011)” →

Review: Killing Them Softly (2012)

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Frankie (Scoot McNairy) and Russell (Ben Mendelsohn), two cocksure yet inexperienced crooks, are hired by Johnny (Vincent Curatola), aka The Squirrel, to carry out a hit on a local high-stakes poker game being run by Markie Trattman (Ray Liotta), a mob boss known for robbing one of his own games in the past. Figuring they’re covered, Frankie and Russell return to their respective lives, unaware that enforcer Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) has been called in by an unknown Continue reading “Review: Killing Them Softly (2012)” →