Movie Reviews

Romeo and Juliet Retrospective

Romeo and Juliet Released in 1936 Director George Cukor Starring Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore Rated G Score 3/6 Romeo and Juliet Released in 1968 Director Franco Zeffirelli Starring Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery Rated PG Score 5/6 Romeo and Juliet Released in 1996 Director Baz Luhrmann Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John…

A Night at the Movies ….. Indie Style

Presented by Alexander O. Montgomery Director Tritia DeViSha Score 5/6 An exploration of the underground world of indie movies, filmed live at the Loop Bar in Melbourne, Australia. Before we get to far into things, if you want to watch A night at the movies …. Indie Style its currently available on YouTube. For those…

Japanese Film Festival – Samurai Shifters

Director Isshin Inudo Starring Gen Hoshino, Issey Takahashi and Mitsuki Takahata Rated Unclassified all ages Score 5/6 Socially awkward Katagiri Harunosuke is a samurai librarian stuck between a rock and the entire Echisen Matsudaira samurai clan. Threatened with harakiri, he is forced to take charge of a large-scale mission to relocate the whole town on…

Japanese Film Festival – My Dad is a Heel Wrestler

Director Kyohei Fujimura Starring Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yoshino Kimura and Kokoro Terada Rated Unclassified all ages Score 6/6 Pro wrestling champion Hiroshi Tanahashi makes his acting debut as the gentle giant dad to nine-year-old Shota, whose understanding of goodies versus baddies is challenged in the wrestling arena when he discovers his father is actually the despicable…

Japanese Film Festival – Little Love Song

Director Kojiro Hashimoto Starring Kazuhiko Kanayama, Gordon Maeda and Yuki Morinaga Rated Unclassified 15+ Score 6/6 Life in Okinawa has never looked sweeter for four high schoolers in a pop-rock band that sings catchy songs that evoke images of love and vibrant youth. All that changes when one evening a band member is tragically killed…

Japanese Film Festival – Kingdom

Director Shinsuke Sato Starring Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa & Kanna Hashimoto Rated Unclassified 15+ Score 6/6 China during 475-221 BC. The tale follows two boys orphaned by war, Shin and Hyou who grow up in a peasant village. They’re determined to become the greatest army generals the world has ever seen! They’re working towards their…

Cat Shit One

Director Kazuya Sasahara Starring Tom Flynn, Satoshi Hino, Will Prescott Rated M Score 6/6 A group of desert terrorists kidnap the civilians. A team of rabbit commando, Packy and Botasky, from the Carrot Mystery Service, a private military company, witness a murder of an escaping hostage. Afraid that the rest of the hostages will undergo…

The Furies

Director Tony D’Aquino Starring Airlie Dodds, Linda Ngo, Taylor Ferguson Rated R 18+ Score 5/6 The Furies is coming to cinemas on November 7 2019 A woman is kidnapped and finds herself an unwilling participant in a deadly game where women are hunted by masked men. Last year when I got the chance to talk…

Nekrotonic

Director Kiah Roache-Turner Starring Ben O’Toole, Monica Bellucci, Caroline Ford Rated MA Score 5/6 A man who discovers that he is part of a secret sect of magical beings who hunt down and destroy demons in the internet. I was a little excited when I came across this one because the Roache-Turner brothers wrote and…

Detective Pikachu

Director Rob Letterman Starring Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton Rated PG Score 4.5/6 When ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself.…