Tag Archive: film

Film review: Metallica Through the Never

Somethingyousaid.com’s Colin Delaney discovers that ‘Metallica Through the Never’ is epically righteous for fans: After 32 years on the grind, Metallica have built an epic empire with their music reinforced by a strong… Read More

Movie Review: The Act of Killing

In 1965 Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno, who previously lead the national revolution against Dutch Colonialism, was overthrown by the military led by the right wing General Suharto. At the time communism was making… Read More

Olly heads to the Northern Territory

Somethingyousaid.com’s Oliver Heath (pictured, above) navigated his way outta Sydney and into the Northern Territory, trying not to swallow too many flies along the way:  The Alice Springs desert is physically the furthest… Read More

Movie Review: Riddick is good popcorn action

Somethingyousaid.com’s Oliver Heath embraces wraparound sunglasses and some wooden one-liners: When I heard I was going to review a sci-fi film called ‘Redic’, it totes conjured images of future space-hipsters and their eternal… Read More

Movie Review: Tim Winton’s The Turning

Colin Delaney reviews The Turning, and discovers a bold cinematic experience that meditates on the minutiae of the human condition: Before delving into new Australian film project The Turning, memorise these character names: Vic… Read More

Review: Backyard Cinema in London

On Saturday, Something You Said headed to London to check out Backyard Cinema, an institution born after its founder endured an underwhelming trip to your generic, everyday, soulless cineplex. Popping up in a variety… Read More

Film Review: What Maisie Knew

Based on a contemporary interpretation of the classic Henry James novel (of the same name), and set in present-day New York, ‘What Maisie Knew’ is an honest and realistic portrayal of a bitter… Read More

Movie Review: The Canyons

I have a friend who once vomited all over Lindsay Lohan’s bathroom. The reason I am telling you this one-sentence, context-free anecdote is that it is singularly more interesting and entertaining than the… Read More

Film review: Behind The Candelabra

Behind the Candelabra is director Steven Soderbergh’s latest and last cinematic effort. The man behind Ocean’s 11 and Erin Brockovich has tentatively announced his step back from features, but not before releasing one final… Read More

Film Review: What’s in a Name?

Sonia Clarke reviews What’s in a Name? (released in France as Le Prénom) the French-Belgian comedy written and directed by Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte: The first French film I ever watched was… Read More

Film review: The Conjuring

Somethingyousaid.com’s Bianca Cornale headed along to The Conjuring, fully aware that she was incredibly likely to have seven-shades of bejesus scared out of her:  There are three things I really don’t like: –         … Read More

Interview: Syd2030’s Tatjana Alexis

When I hear the term “webisode” I feel like I’m watching a babyboomer’s powerpoint presentation on the future of multimedia. Unless I feel like being skullfucked by 3D at the cinema, everything I… Read More