Grimsby continues the saddening downward spiral in quality for Sacha Baron Cohen’s films. Borat, although largely regurgitated from the segments on Ali G, was often hilarious, Bruno was intermittently funny, The Dictator was disappointing but had a few comical moments whereas Grimsby is depressingly simple-minded and predictable. The film ostensibly parodies both spy films and English soccer yob culture but
Read moreJoin Mark Naumann on Purple Haze for a complete run through Jon’s classic live album ‘Beating The Boards’ (Jon English and The Foster Brothers). This Podcast includes a chat with Keith Kerwin (Stretch) an original Foster Brother, and Robert Rigby (CEO Ambition Music – Jon’s record label). 2 hours of one of the best live albums ever produced in Australia.
Read moreOn paper Triple 9 looked a winner. A rugged story of police corruption and organised crime helmed by a premier exponent of visceral action films, The Proposition and Lawless director John Hillcoat. The film also boasts a stellar cast including Kate Winslet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Casey Affleck and Woody Harrelson. Despite its seemingly impeccable credentials, though, Triple 9 fails to fire.
Read moreSon of Saul is one of the most remarkable and disturbing films of recent times. Set in Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during the later stages of the Second World War, the film depicts the tragic experiences of Saul Auslander (Géza Röhrig) a Hungarian Jewish inmate recruited to the Sonderkommando, a group of Jewish prisoners forced into the hideous task of helping
Read moreLike Snakes On a Plane, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is one those films where the title pretty much sums up the entire film. It takes Jane Austen’s classic romantic novel and archetype of 19th century feminine manners and adds brain eating zombies. The concept seems like a cheap, one joke gimmick and audiences would be forgiven for fearing a
Read moreWRITE NOW – tonight – first up Garry Fabian with a cinema review and travel piece, then I’ll talk with Jaclyn Moriarty about her latest engaging novel: A Tangle of Gold and later I’ll talk with Robert Lastdrager about his book; The Ghost Tram (a little gem). Please join me, Gaytana
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