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Burn After Reading
20/10/08 | Joseph Smith
The makers of last year’s Academy Award Winner for Best Picture, Joel and Ethan Cohen, are back with another characteristically bizarre tale of mystery, murder and black comedy.
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The Mist
03/03/08 | Joseph Smith
If you’re a fundamentalist Christian wacko pipe down! Why? Because if the giant spider in the mist doesn’t…
If you’re a fundamentalist Christian wacko pipe down! Why? Because if the giant spider in the mist doesn’t…
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Bella
21/02/08 | Mark Hadley
The attractiveness of Bella is found in its preparedness to accept that even the most terrible events can…
The attractiveness of Bella is found in its preparedness to accept that even the most terrible events can…
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Jumper
18/02/08 | Mark Hadley
If someone were to deliberately set out to create a hero who would appeal to a generation of ‘can’t waits’…
If someone were to deliberately set out to create a hero who would appeal to a generation of ‘can’t waits’…
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Jane Austen Book Club
13/02/08 | Natasha Percy
It seems the Jane Austen card continues to be played in today’s entertainment marketplace, and for good reason.…
It seems the Jane Austen card continues to be played in today’s entertainment marketplace, and for good reason.…
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Sydney White
28/01/08 | Joseph Smith
Watching new teen movie Sydney White was grim but no fairytale for this reviewer.
Watching new teen movie Sydney White was grim but no fairytale for this reviewer.
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The Kite Runner
14/01/08 | Mark Hadley
The Kite Runner is a record of how extinguishing guilt can lead humans down the darkest roads, while embracing…
The Kite Runner is a record of how extinguishing guilt can lead humans down the darkest roads, while embracing…
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American Gangster
07/01/08 | Joseph Smith
American Gangster is a very gritty, honest and confronting portrayal of how the allure of crime is far more…
American Gangster is a very gritty, honest and confronting portrayal of how the allure of crime is far more…
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PS I Love You
31/12/07 | Joseph Smith
The idea of getting help from beyond the grave might sound pretty creepy but PS I Love You succeeds in making…
The idea of getting help from beyond the grave might sound pretty creepy but PS I Love You succeeds in making…
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The Golden Compass - Reviewed
25/12/07 | Mark Hadley
You’ve really got to feel for militant atheists at this most charitable time of year – particularly those who…
You’ve really got to feel for militant atheists at this most charitable time of year – particularly those who…
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Hot Movies Summer 2007
17/12/07 | AMS Staff
Southern Cross looks at four of the biggest releases hitting cinemas this Summer.
Southern Cross looks at four of the biggest releases hitting cinemas this Summer.
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Bee Movie
10/12/07 | Joseph Smith
Comic genius Jerry Seinfeld’s return to writing and acting has created one of the most charming, clever and funny…
Comic genius Jerry Seinfeld’s return to writing and acting has created one of the most charming, clever and funny…
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Into the Wild
03/12/07 | Joseph Smith
Into the Wild is based on the true story of Christopher McCandless, who grew up in a wealthy suburb of Washington,…
Into the Wild is based on the true story of Christopher McCandless, who grew up in a wealthy suburb of Washington,…
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The Golden Compass - Previewed
29/11/07 | Mark Hadley
To parents sustaining the interests of children at home, The Golden Compass might seem like a God-send for…
To parents sustaining the interests of children at home, The Golden Compass might seem like a God-send for…
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Angel
26/11/07 | Natasha Percy
Francois Ozon’s new film Angel tells the story of Angel, a young and ambitious girl convinced she has…
Francois Ozon’s new film Angel tells the story of Angel, a young and ambitious girl convinced she has…
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Gabriel
19/11/07 | Mark Hadley
Gabriel means ‘strength of God’ but the strongest impression left by this new Australian film is not of a benevolent…
Gabriel means ‘strength of God’ but the strongest impression left by this new Australian film is not of a benevolent…
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September
12/11/07 | Joseph Smith
The new Australian film September is a small story about a big issue from Australia’s shameful past.
The new Australian film September is a small story about a big issue from Australia’s shameful past.
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Across the Universe
05/11/07 | Joseph Smith
Across the Universe is like so many other movies I have seen before and yet I still enjoyed it.
Across the Universe is like so many other movies I have seen before and yet I still enjoyed it.
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Michael Clayton
22/10/07 | Joseph Smith
Meet Michael Clayton. He is an in-house “fixer” at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York.
Meet Michael Clayton. He is an in-house “fixer” at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York.
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