Monthly Archives: November 2010

Exit through the Gift Shop (Review)

For some reason this mocko has been garnering high praise from film critics the world over – I for one can’t see why – it is little more than a big ad and self-publicity for the allegedly hype, publicity and … Continue reading

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The Social Network (Review)

I am not on Facebook. I have not “resisted the urge”, there has been no urge. I could care less about letting marginal acquaintances know about how I am feeling, where I holidayed or what my relationship status is. I’ve … Continue reading

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Animal Kingdom (Review)

At the start of almost every rental DVD in Australia is a 1 minute anti-film piracy ad that goes along the lines of: “You wouldn’t steal a car…” “You wouldn’t steal a handbag…” “Then why steal a movie?…” It then … Continue reading

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Death Proof (Review)

Quentin Tarantino has made many films over the last 20 years or so, since Pulp Fiction was released none of them could be defined as “little” or “under-publicised”. QT himself is the master of self-promotion, even though he does little … Continue reading

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Hardware (Review)

Here is a case of time changing the interpretation of a film. I originally watched Hardware when it first was released to VHS and while I wasn’t blown away the overriding memory for the last 20 years was that of … Continue reading

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