Movie Reviews

Major Payne

Director Nick Castle Starring Damon Wayans Rated PG Score 3/6 A recently discharged Major, finds himself commanding a group of mismatched Cadets. For those of you who might be interested apparently Major Payne is a loose remake of the 1955 war film The Private War of Major Benson, starring Charlton Heston. Recently I was asked…

Terminator Trilogy

Director James Cameron Staring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn Rated M Score 5.5/6 A seemingly indestructible robot is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a young waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against sentient machines, while a human soldier from the same war is sent to protect her at…

The Candidate – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Director Helen Gaynor Score 4/6 In March 2018 Filmmaker Helen Gaynor followed Greens candidate Alex Bhathal for the last 3 weeks of the election campaign for the federal seat of Batman. For those of you who might not remember or perhaps have conveniently forgotten the March 2018 election happened because the previous member was disqualified…

A Better Tomorrow (2010)

Director Hae-sung Song Starring Jin-mo Ju, Seung-heon Song, Kang-woo Kim Rated Score 3.5/6 Kim Hyuk is a detective in the South Korean National Police Agency, having escaped from North Korea as a teenager. Unbeknownst to his superiors, he also works as an illegal arms smuggler with his best friend and partner in crime, Lee Young-choon,…

The Man from Nowhere

Director Jeong-beom Lee Starring Won Bin, Sae-ron Kim, Tae-hoon Kim Rated MA Score 5/6 A quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend. I’m pretty sure that I have not come across any movies starring anyone in The man…

Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Director Jake Castorena Starring Troy Baker, Eric Bauza, Darren Criss Rated M Score 3.5/6 Batman, Batgirl and Robin forge an alliance with The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to fight against the Turtles’ sworn enemy, The Shredder, who has teamed up with Ra’s Al Ghul and The League of Assassins. Despite any problems that I have…

A Walk to Remember

Director Adam Shankman Starring Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote Rated PG Score 4/6 The story of two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, who are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is made to do community service. Okay, I have vague memories of watching this one at the friendly neighbourhood…

X-Men : Dark Phoenix

Director Simon Kinberg Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence Rated M Score 2/6 Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all of humanity. I should have dodged…

Rocketman

Director Dexter Fletcher Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden Rated MA Score 6/6 A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years. For those of you who might be interested John Reid was portrayed by Aidan Gillen in the 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and by Richard Madden in Rocketman.…