Woody Allen’s films are hit and miss, with his hits being little gems and his misses being endured for the sake of the hits. Sometimes he can make a truly brilliant heavy-weight film (Husbands and Wives) but then he can also make something superb out of light-weight fluff (Midnight in Paris). Sometimes his gems are […]
Tag Archives: Owen Wilson
August
26
Magic in the Moonlight – Woody Allen slowly losing his magic. (Film Review)
posted by lisathatcher
December
21
2013: A Magic year in Film – Films that were duds, dodgy or just bored the hell out of me.
posted by lisathatcher
2013 is already being touted as a magical year for film, and I agree with that. The Sydney Film Festival hops on the back of Cannes and Sundance and so this city often see the years best films in that tremendous tw0-and-a-half week marathon, a just compensation for the appalling difference in release dates we […]
Midnight in Paris – Woody’s letter to himself.
posted by lisathatcher
Woody Allen likes to make films for himself and if other people like them too, well, that’s just darling. If he wants to copy a Bergman, he does it. If he wants to bash on endlessly about his neurosis, he does it. if He wants to be asking the same questions about the invisible pathways between men […]
Lisa Thatcher 