Courtney Dawson reviews True Grit, the much anticipated new release from the Coen Brothers.
Courtney Dawson reviews The Fighter – a new boxing flick with a stellar cast.
From the director of the successful Notting Hill, comes the romantic comedy Morning Glory. The film follows Becky (Rachel McAdams), an ambitious television producer on a morning “news” program. Note my use of the inverted comas, because the debate on whether morning shows should be classified as “news” is explored in the film. Through various comedic montages, Morning Glory seems to…
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Three years ago when Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse and Quentin Tarantino’s Planet Terror hit theatres, a “fake” B Grade action movie trailer was included before the double feature. The aforementioned film starred Danny Trejo in the titular role, and it has now been turned into Rodriguez’s latest blockbuster, Machete. Interestingly, the idea behind Machete was conceived back in the 1990s…
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Josh Fox’s documentary Gasland won the Special Jury Prize at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival this year, and the film has sparked recent attention by critics, the general public and the major gas corporations. Gaslanddemonstrates the devastating effects of “fracking”, a process where corporations hydraulically fracture the ground to release natural gas deposits. When Fox is offered $100,000 to…
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Australian cinema has flourished this year, with a number of films gaining theatrical release across the country. This month sees two violent Aussie films hitting the theaters from debut directors. The Loved Ones Be warned: Sean Byrnes The Loved Ones contains extreme violence. As a horror fan I was eager to see this film that…
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Courtney Dawson reviews ‘Jackass 3D’ – and warns you to be prepared “for some very sordid moments.”
Courtney Dawson, one of the few people her age without a Facebook profile, reviews ‘The Social Network.’
Courtney Dawson review Chloe, which has been described as an “erotic thriller.”
Courtney Dawson reviews The Town, and finds it “captivating.”
Courtney Dawson reviews ‘The Last Airbender’ – which “unfortunately does not live up to the original source.”
This Thursday, Friday and Saturday the Sydney Underground Film Festival is taking place at The Factory Theatre, in Marrickville. Established in 2007, the festival is committed to supporting ‘alternative’ films – both feature length and short. The festival’s goal is to promote independent and experimental works that have been produced outside of the established film…
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Adam McKay, the director of Talladega Nights, Anchorman and Step Brothers brings us another collaborative work with funny man Will Ferrell – The Other Guys – that also stars Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes and Michael Keaton. The film follows the story of ‘the other guys’: Adam Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Walhberg), newly formed partners…
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Courtney Dawson reviews ‘The Special Relationship,’ an “interesting depiction of a short-lived political friendship.”
