Popular cinema is littered with underrated films. The creators of the 2011 fantasy Immortals probably cannot complain. Their Greek myth-inspired epic was a commercial success at least, although it only grossed a little more than half that of Clash of the … Continue reading REVIEW: Immortals (2011)
Jeffrey Dahmer was an American serial killer who, between 1978 and his arrest in 1991, raped, murdered and dismembered at least seventeen young men. He is now the protagonist of a dramatic feature film, My Friend Dahmer, directed by Marc Meyers … Continue reading REVIEW: My Friend Dahmer (2017)
Please note that some quotes included in this essay contain outdated and potentially offensive language. They have been included to reflect the language and culture of the time. There is no argument that, in 1937, the film producer Walt Disney … Continue reading “You can’t run away from trouble” | Song of the South (1946)
Bonnie (Stephanie Beatriz) is a successful New York architect who lives with her boyfriend Matt (Michael Stahl-David) in an upscale Bushwick apartment. One night she is sexually assaulted just three blocks from her home. Over the following four weeks she … Continue reading REVIEW: The Light of the Moon (2017)
In 1994, in an attempt to better profit from its intellectual property, Walt Disney Pictures released a direct-to-video sequel to their hit 1992 animation Aladdin. The Return of Jafar was a low-budget production but also a runaway hit, grossing US$300 million from … Continue reading REVIEW: Return to Neverland (2002)
Remaking foreign films is always such a contentious business. In all honesty it goes both ways: adapting a narrative from one language or culture to another can introduce new perspectives and insights, and make a good story available to audiences … Continue reading REVIEW: The Guilty (2021)
It is the night of the USA’s annual Purge, in which all crimes are declared legal for a 12 hour period. While most of the nation’s civilians cower fearfully inside their homes, other step onto the streets armed with handguns, … Continue reading REVIEW: The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
In a future America, one night of the year is handed over to the Purge: a ritualised spree where all crime including murder is no longer illegal, and where citizens can act out their most violent fantasies with legal impunity. … Continue reading REVIEW: The Purge (2013)
Five films and one TV drama in, and James DeMonaco’s The Purge series still feels as if it is flying under the radar – at least here in Australia it does. The sequels have all failed to qualify for a theatrical … Continue reading REVIEW: The Forever Purge (2021)
There was a time when the late writer-director John Hughes was widely praised as the voice of American youth, thanks to a string of popular teen comedies and dramas. That reputation has dimmed somewhat over the past decade or so, … Continue reading REVIEW: Pretty in Pink (1986)
