Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers (2013)

Diamonds are a crooks best friend.

Stake Land (2010)

Like The Road but with more bite.

The Town (2010)

Decent, just can't help but we've seen it all before and better film was hidden in there somewhere.. still worth checking out though.

Janck 3.5 stars (Feb 2011)




Enjoyable enough crime thriller which although is solidly made, does not stick too long in the memory to make it a classic. Directed by Ben Affleck, the end result is very 'safe'.

Mitch 3.5 stars

Easy A (2010)

Easy to watch and good fun, it's a-okay.

Film Jam 3.5 stars
Rotten Tomatoes 85%
Metacritic 72 out of 100

The House of the Devil (2009)

Tidy old school horror, genuinely suspenseful until the ending just boils over.

Film Jam 3.5 stars
Rotten Tomatoes 86%
Metacritic 73 out of 100

Mammoth (2009)

Family and globalisation are examined in this well-meaning but flawed drama.

127 Hours (2010)

Aron Ralston gives an arm, not a leg, to escape the Utah canyons.

Kokuhaku (2010) aka "Confessions"

Yuko Moriguchi teaches her pupils a hard lesson in this psychological thriller.

True Grit (2010)

Nominated for ten Oscars but didn't win any, which seems about right.

Janck 3.5 stars (Feb 2011)


Review to follow....

Mitch 3.5 stars

The Hangover Part II (2011)

If you loved the first one, you'll like this.. but if you disliked part one then you'll hate it.

GasLand (2010)

Gas Panic! in small communities across the United States, all adversely effected by fracking gas companies.

Thor (2011)

All the boom and bombast you'd expect from a Branagh comic book superhero.

Buried (2010)

"Dark"

Let Me In (2010)

Not quite as subtle nor considered.. everything you'd expect from a Hollywood remake.

Janck 3.5 stars (Oct 2010)





Well made in its own right, but there's really not much need to check this out if you've already seen the original. Faithful remake.

Mitch 3.5 stars

Tropa de Elite (2007) aka "Elite Squad"

Uncompromising police voilence dished out in the favelas of Rio, but any comparisons to City of God are way off the mark.

Janck 3.5 stars (May '09)




Raw, but not groundbreaking. Puts the viewer in the frame with great effect, at the expense of a more solid storyline.

Mitch 3.5 stars

American: The Bill Hicks Story (2009)

I dare not even attempt a glib quip here, and will just say if you're interested in finding out more about one of America's most groundbreaking comedians then look no further.. otherwise "you suck".

Never Let Me Go (2010)

A haunting and downbeat affair, which is probably why Never Let Me Go was laregly shunned by audiences and awards alike.

Lantana (2001)

Smartly written and acted.. so much so that at times you may forget it's Australian.

The Brothers Bloom (2008)

A blooming decent caper.

Janck Nov 2010 (3.5 stars)


Enjoyable, but not quite full bloom.

Mitch 3 stars

The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)

Neat three-hander that ticks along nicely and locks you in till the very end. (Janck Nov 2010)


Could do with a re-write here and there, so what could have been brilliant turns out quite good. Nice to see Gemma Arterton not acting like Gemma Arterton for once.

3.5 stars