“Russell Crowe is Unhinged” went the marketing copy, and I would not be surprised to discover that was the premise that sold Solstice Studios on this mercifully brief and vaguely unpleasant road rage thriller. The cast – including Crowe – do … Continue reading REVIEW: Unhinged (2020)
I have a complicated relationship with Man of Steel, Zack Snyder’s 2013 big screen reboot of Superman. In the cinema I liked it, albeit with some caveats. On home video I felt the other way around: that those earlier caveats crippled the … Continue reading REVIEW: Man of Steel (2013)
Here is a film almost impossible to review. Romper Stomper (1992) is an Australian film drama directed by Geoffrey Wright, and stars Russell Crowe, Jacqueline McKenzie, and Daniel Pollock. It focuses on a gang of skinheads – violent neo-nazis who maraud inner-city … Continue reading REVIEW: Romper Stomper (1992)
Turning 30 this year – in August, as a matter of fact – is Jocelyn Moorhouse’s superb drama Proof. It is one of my all-time favourite Australian films, and boasts superb performances by its three leads Hugo Weaving, Russell Crowe, and … Continue reading REVIEW: Proof (1991)
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