Creator Joss Whedon initially wanted the show to be about two things, 1) High school as a horror movie, and 2) a need to see a girl fight monsters and not die.
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T2 Trainspotting is beautiful dirge in the form of a post-script
Luckily, T2 is filled with anti-Hallmark moments that so jovially raise a glass to the original film. Reverberations that include gross toilets, the old steam-train wallpaper and the ‘Choose Life’ monologue.
Alliance french film fest Spoiler debrief: From the Land of the Moon
The 28th annual Alliance Française French Film Festival returns to Luna Palace Cinemas 15 March – 5 April, 2017 with an exceptional array of contemporary French cinema. We review the festival opener, Nicole Garcia's romantic character study 'From the Land of the Moon'.
Film Review: "Beauty and the Beast" is a tale dully told
Imagine a doped up on Xanax Daria reading you fairytales, not deviating from the text in the slightest. What you get is 2017's Beauty and the Beast.
Requiem For a Film: The "Before Trilogy" exemplifies romance without the romanticism
Individually, each movie feels deeply satisfying in its own right. However, it’s the exquisite connectedness of all three that completes the entire picture. The Before Trilogy is a peerless masterpiece of cinematic romance, without ever deteriorating into gratuitous romanticism.
Film Review: Logan is No Country for Old X-men
It's bittersweet to say goodbye to Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart after 16 years of portraying these two iconic X-Men. The X-Men film series has been so inconsistent, it has been such a bumpy ride. But it lead to Logan. I'm thankful we never had it any other way
Movies of the Month: March Preview
With awards season truly over, March makes way for the less-serious side of cinema.
Film Review: Jasper Jones
Shot in Australia's south west, the film's striking cinematography features a breathtaking Australian landscape that will you swallow you up whole.
Film Review: Hidden Figures
Hidden figures is a film for anyone who wants to feel inspired, whilst also having a good cry.
Film Review: The Ordinary is Spellbinding in "Things To Come"
Things To Come is bolstered by the terrific Isabelle Huppert, who is apparently chronically incapable of giving a boring performance.
Lackluster Gold holds the promise of a good film buried somewhere deep
If The Wolf of Wall Street was the popular captain of the footy team, Gold would be his younger, lamer cousin who is still weirdly into Yu-Gi-Oh at 17.
Film Review: "Personal Shopper" is a sleepy film that offers occasional thrills
Director Olivier Assayas has strung together three different sorts of movies, but none of them coheres thematically or narratively. The effect is something like three little children yanking at your shirt and competing for your attention.
Film Review: Fifty Shades Darker
We checked out the new 50 Shades of Grey movie, which is better than the first, but still not great.
2017 Alliance Française French Film Festival Program
For the Festival’s 28th season, Artistic Director, Philippe Platel, who is celebrating his first year at the helm, has sourced a bewitching selection of 43 features and 2 documentaries that celebrates the ‘crème de la crème’ of contemporary French cinema by blending the work of established filmmakers with that of France’s cinematic luminaries of tomorrow.
Film Review: Ben Affleck's "Live By Night" is a formless affair
Ben Affleck's fourth writer/directorial effort Live By Night is his first major misstep as a writer/director. Affleck directs with such a stultifying hand that there's no blood, no oxygen to the film; no suggestion that the world is so much bigger than what we're seeing on the screen.
Movies of The Month: February preview
From Oscar nominated emotional dramas, to Valentines day Blockbusters, our movies pick for February has it all!
Film Review: Bunker Thriller “Split” is M Night Shyamalan at his best - and his absolute worst
Despite its inherent flaws, Split is a well-executed psychological thriller that signals the return of M Night Shyamalan as a unique Hollywood storyteller.
Moonlight: Barry Jenkins' gritty masterpiece reaches something greater
To some degree or another, we are all like Moonlight's taciturn protagonist, in that we're wearing a veil of loneliness to shield ourselves from the world's cruelties. Moonlight pierces that veil.
Manchester by the Sea: A heartrending portrait of grief and depression
Even if Manchester by the Sea were not so technically accomplished and beautifully acted, it would still stand as a unique work, simply because you get the ineffable sense that the director has experienced himself what he's depicting on screen – it's as personal as a handwritten poem to a loved one.
Jackie: An intimate look into Jackie Kennedy
Pablo Lorraine's take on the JFK family is a beautiful piece of cinema that does justice to one of the great public tragedies of the 21st century.