Russell Matthews Film reviews
Ideals are peaceful, but history is violent — 4 stars
Can you relate to Pharrell’s Happy song? Happiness is defined as a quality or state of being of contentment or joy. It begs the question…
Classic children’s books have proven to be great source material for the big screen. Can this short children’s story manage to capture…
A disaster of a film — 1.50 stars
It’s a Denzel film…
Are you doing something desperate? 3 stars
Hope for Winter — 2.75 stars
Wrong month, wrong year and wrong decade for this film
Woody Allen’s Theology
Adding technicolour to a monochromatic world
Did we need another TMNT film? (Dude… yeah!) — 2.25 stars
Can I make you an omelette? 3 stars
A drug deal goes wrong. Lucy finds that she has new skills and power. She has 24 hours to figure out what to do with these new abilities.
Joon-ho Bong would not be a familiar name to most western audiences, but he is one of South Korea’s up and coming directors.
The Guardians are here to save the universe, but don’t take them too seriously.
Look at the lists and give us your opinion
A tragic tale of survival — 3.5 stars
A good taste of music history, but struggled to hit the high notes — 2.5 stars
An unexpected story that makes it worth swinging into theatres — 4 stars
A young woman walks four camels and a dog across the Australian desert.
One of the greats of film — Alfred Hitchcock
Can this franchise get a jumpstart? 1.75 stars
Disney has another go at spinning a new yarn from a classic fairy tale. Can the villain be the hero or even the victim?
Good self-congratulating story
Favourite and least favourite films of 2013
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