In The Loop – Starring Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander and Chris Addison. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Rated MA. Originally published January 21, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Armando Iannucci’s In the Loop has been praised as one of the funniest films of the past few years, but surely it deserves to be recognised for also being […]
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Makes my heart sing – Where The Wild Things Are review
March 30, 2010 
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Where The Wild Things Are – Starring Max Records, James Gandolfini and Catherine Keener. Directed by Spike Jonze. Rated PG. Originally published December 8, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. It’s easy to imagine a young Spike Jonze, say just 10 years old, running around his house like an unchained wrecking ball while his mother breathlessly chases […]
Continue readingGod complex – A Serious Man review
March 23, 2010 0 Comments
A Serious Man – Starring Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind and Sari Lennick. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Rated M. Originally published November 18, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. Those cheeky Coen Brothers. They love to run both their characters and their audience through the wringer, don’t they? After turning the spy genre on its head […]
Continue readingThis is not a love story – 500 Days of Summer review
February 8, 2010 1 Comment
(500) Days of Summer – Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel. Directed by Marc Webb. Rated M. Originally published September 19, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. (500) Days of Summer is as close to perfect as a movie gets. A highly subjective claim? Sure, but so are all movie reviews, and this is hardly the time […]
Continue readingThis is the way the world ends – In The Loop review
January 21, 2010 0 Comments
In The Loop – Starring Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander and Chris Addison. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Armando Iannucci’s In the Loop has been praised as one of the funniest films of the past few years, but surely it deserves to be recognised for also being one of the scariest. With […]
Continue readingSamson and Delilah makes Oscar shortlist
January 21, 2010 0 Comments
source: incontention.com Warwick Thornton‘s AFI-award winning film Samson and Delilah has inched closer to an Academy Award nomination, having made it onto the shortlist of films eligible for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. We reported back in September 2009 that the film would be Australia’s official entry into the Best Foreign Language Film category. […]
Continue readingA conversation with the makers of Up
January 19, 2010 0 Comments
A conversation with the makers of Up – By Simon Miraudo If there are any filmmakers worth delving into the seemingly vast and infinite imaginations of, it is the crew at Pixar. In the past two decades they have created universes as disparate and unique as the most inventive child could forge. They’ve made rats […]
Continue readingI have just met you and I love you – Up DVD review
January 12, 2010 2 Comments
Up – Featuring the voices of Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai and Christopher Plummer. Directed by Pete Docter and Bob Petersen. Rated PG. Originally published September 8, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. It’s never easy to admit when a movie has brought you to tears. Some people relish the opportunity for a good sob in the cinema. […]
Continue readingThe 10 best films of 2009!
December 16, 2009 12 Comments
The Best Films of 2009. By Simon Miraudo We made it everyone! 2009 (in fact, the entire decade) is coming to a close – and right on schedule! We’ve shared some wonderful moments together this year: we couldn’t move for quality Australian films, long-anticipated book adaptations finally reached the big screen, and one micro-budget horror […]
Continue readingThe Quickflix Awards!
December 15, 2009 6 Comments
If there is one thing the world needs, it’s another awards ceremony. Sure, the Academy Awards are respectable. And yes, lots of celebrities attend the Golden Globes. But we at Quickflix believe neither are quite as truthful or honest as they could be. So, it is my pleasure to introduce you to THE 2009 QUICKFLIX […]
Continue readingTarantino reveals his top 8 films of 2009
December 15, 2009 1 Comment
source: thr.com Quentin Tarantino has revealed his favourite films of 2009 to The Hollywood Reporter. However, he admits he has not yet completely nailed down his list. His top 8 films of 2009: 1. Star Trek2. Drag Me To Hell.3. Funny People4. Up in the Air5. Chocolate6. Observe and Report7. Precious8. An Education He also […]
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