Revisiting: Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha
Somethingyousaid.com’s Ruth Hodge reminds us of the excellence of Frances Ha: I never go to the movies. One reason is because I could watch Garden State over and over again and never start… Read More
Category Archive: Film
Film Review: ’71 is gripping and shocking
’71 marks the directorial debut from Yann Demange, who won Best Director at the 2014 British Independent Film Awards. Bobby Townsend finds out if the film is worth the praise it is receiving: Starring Jack O’Connell (who… Read More
Review: Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music
They came in droves. Dressed in costumes, theatre attendees of all ages/sizes excitedly flooding the State Theatre to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Sound of Music with a sing-a-long. It was a… Read More
Film Review: Lucky Them misses the mark
Lucky Them sees Toni Collette play Ellie Klug, a veteran music journalist whose career has seriously hits the skids, as whisky drinking and casual relationships with young musicians increasingly take precedence over her writing.… Read More
Pride deserves repeated viewings
Having deservedly landed in our official top 20 films of 2014, Pride arrives on DVD/Bluray/digital release this week. Here’s why it’s unquestionably a must-see: The film is set in the UK in the summer… Read More
Film Review: A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year, the third feature from writer/director J.C. Chandor, is a crime-drama set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically the most dangerous year in the area’s history. It sees husband-and-wife, Oscar… Read More
Film Review: Whiplash at Moonlight Cinema
We headed to Moonlight Cinema in Sydney to watch Oscar-nominated, drumtastic drama “Whiplash” under the stars: Whiplash sees a young, talented and driven drummer (Miles Teller) land under the wing of the most respected… Read More
That Sugar Film is food for thought
In the words of Nancy Sinatra, Damon Gameau is in shoo-shoo, shoo-shoo, shoo-shoo Sugar Town. And he doesn’t want to be there. The Australian actor, known for his role in TV series, Love My Way,… Read More
Kidnapping Mr Heineken – Ticket Giveaway
In conjunction with our buddies at Becker Film Group, we have ten double-passes to giveaway to celebrate the release of Kidnapping Mr Heineken, which hits cinemas March 12th. Read on for your chance… Read More
Film Review: X+Y looks at love and loss
Somethingyousaid.com’s Addy Fong reviews the latest film from director Morgan Matthews, starring Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall and Sally Hawkins: I’ve never liked maths. In fact, I remember telling my high school maths teacher how… Read More