Monthly Archives: May 2014

May 07

The Double – Richard Ayoade and the Dostoevsky Dystopia. (Film Review)

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So here we arrive at Richard Ayoade’s second feature film, The Double, a take on the much admired novella by Dostoyevsky. The Double remains fairly close to the original writers narrative plot. For many reasons this is film belongs to Jesse Eisenberg and art director David Crank with Eisenberg coming off as more complex than […]

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May 06

Child’s Pose – Călin Peter Netzer and oppressive mother regimes. (SFF Film Review)

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I saw Child’s Pose 12 months ago at the Sydney Film Festival, but seeing as it is about to screen in Australia, I thought I would bring the review back to above the fold. This is an excellent film.   Child’s Pose is currently in competition at the Sydney Film Festival. It has previously won […]

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May 05

Belle – Amma Asante and an unlikely portrait. (Film Review)

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Please note: Belle opens in Australia this Thursday 8th of May, and this review contains a perspective that could constitute a spoiler. At the heart of Amma Assante’s Belle is a great story, no doubt about it, but it suffers in credibility by trying to have a bet both ways – a problem, it seemed, […]

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May 02

Plaything – Simon Dodd and the ultimate theatre of the absurd piss-take. (Theatre Review)

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  If there is one thing I regret about Simon Dodd’s Plaything, it is that it was only on for two nights at the Sydney Comedy Festival. So by the time of this review, all opportunities to see it will have been exhausted… that is, of course, until the next time it will be performed, because […]

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