The Wager
03/11/08 | Mark Hadley
Christian films often run the risk of looking strained or improbable for the simple reason that the decisions the key characters make just don’t seem to make sense to an unbelieving world.
Bridge to Terabithia
04/06/07 | Natasha Percy
Based on the classic novel by Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia tells the story of Jesse and Leslie,…
Shrek the Third
28/05/07 | Joseph Smith
The Shrek films are widely regarded as the funniest animation trilogy around, but what are we really laughing…
Primeval
28/05/07 | Mark Hadley
Part Jurassic Park, part X-files, Primeval presents us with a team of British scientists confronted…
God on my side
18/05/07 | Greg Clarke
Television interviewer Andrew Denton's documentary on Christian fundamentalist America has made the transition…
Deliver Us From Evil
17/05/07 | Joseph Smith
Academy Award-nominated documentary Deliver Us From Evil is a disturbing and tragic account of the abuse…
28 Weeks Later
11/05/07 | Joseph Smith
The sequel to Danny Boyle’s 2002 film 28 Days Later poses the same questions as its predecessor about…
Spiderman 3
08/05/07 | Mark Hadley
At the core of this new installment in arguably the most successful super-hero franchise of all time is a quest…
Woe news is good news
30/04/07 | Mark Hadley
Television news is dumbing the world down, but the bigger problem is that we hardly care. It suits us to be amused…
The Curse of the Golden Flower
26/04/07 | Mark Hadley
The Curse of the Golden Flower challenges movie preconceptions, not just because it draws heavily on Asian…
Shooter
19/04/07 | Mark Hadley
There have been some great military stories that build themselves around the role of the sharp-shooter. Shooter…
Burke and Wills
12/04/07 | Joseph Smith
Burke and Wills is an independent Australian feature that explores the lives of two young men struggling…
Becoming Jane
31/03/07 | Natasha Percy
Based on the biography of Jon Spence, Jane Austen’s little-known romantic history, pieced together from letters…
The West Wing
26/03/07 | Mark Hadley
This month Australians will wave goodbye to a long-serving politician they have grown to respect and admire –…
Freedom Writers
22/03/07 | Joseph Smith
Freedom Writers is an inspirational film that shows everyone is capable of changing for the better – even…
Hollywoodland
15/03/07 | Joseph Smith
Hollywoodland is a gritty account of the events surrounding the death of actor George Reeves, famous for…
Bobby
08/03/07 | Mark Hadley
Bobby is the story of a dream lost and a welcome point of reflection for western audiences in an age where…
Oscars get real
01/03/07 | Joseph Smith
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded Oscars for the best acting and film making of 2006.…