Zero Dark Thirty – Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, and Jennifer Ehle. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. This thing is an embarrassment of riches; the jewel in director Kathryn Bigelow‘s crown. The most accomplished procedural since David Fincher‘s superb Zodiac, gifted with an esteemed, oddball ensemble cast anchored by a career-best […]
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Teaser Debut: Zero Dark Thirty
August 8, 2012 
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The teaser trailer for Kathryn Bigelow‘s ‘Hunt for Bin Laden’ movie Zero Dark Thirty has arrived online. Though we don’t get to see much of the cast – which includes (deep breath) Kyle Chandler, Joel Edgerton, Jason Clarke, Chris Pratt, Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Mark Duplass, Jennifer Ehle, and Edgar Ramirez – the flick’s motives are made clear: we’re going to see the real story […]
Continue readingThese charming men – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy review
May 18, 2012 0 Comments
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Starring Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hardy. Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Rated MA. Originally published January 17, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is now available on DVD, Blu-ray and Quickflix Pay-Per-View. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is the most gentlemanly motion picture of the year (or perhaps, of any year). Based on John le Carré’s 1974 novel of the […]
Continue readingBarsoom brawl – John Carter review
March 2, 2012 19 Comments
John Carter – Starring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, and Willem Dafoe. Directed by Andrew Stanton. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. It’s hard to imagine a time in which Star Wars wasn’t such a megalathon (a word I have invented to encapsulate the incomparable hugeness of its influence and cultural infiltration; nothing in the English language […]
Continue readingBloody glee – The Guard review
December 20, 2011 1 Comment
The Guard – Starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle and Mark Strong. Directed by John Michael McDonagh. Rated MA. Originally published July 24, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Here’s an understatement: Brendan Gleeson is one of the most reliable and enjoyable actors working today. I have trouble recalling a film he didn’t steal. Needless to say, he kills in The Guard, written and directed by John Michael McDonagh. Gleeson stars as Boyle, […]
Continue readingBloody glee – The Guard review
August 25, 2011 0 Comments
The Guard – Starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle and Mark Strong. Directed by John Michael McDonagh. Rated MA. Originally published July 24, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. This review was first run during the Melbourne International Film Festival. The Guard is now screening nationally. Here’s an understatement: Brendan Gleeson is one of the most reliable and enjoyable actors […]
Continue readingIt ain’t easy – Green Lantern review
August 10, 2011 1 Comment
Green Lantern – Starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard. Directed by Martin Campbell. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Thank goodness emerald green is such a pleasant colour to look at. Had our hero been called the Sinopia Sunlight or the Rusty Blowtorch, then we would have been forced to endure this terrible screenplay […]
Continue readingMelbourne International Film Festival – The Guard
August 1, 2011 0 Comments
The Guard – Starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle and Mark Strong. Directed by John Michael McDonagh. Rated MA. By Jess Lomas. The Guard screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival. It opens in Australian cinemas August 25, 2011. The premise of John Michael McDonagh’s Irish comedy crime caper The Guard is far from original: the […]
Continue readingFour minutes of Green Lantern debuts online
April 4, 2011 0 Comments
A bunch of new footage from Martin Campbell‘s upcoming superhero flick Green Lantern debuted at Wondercon over the weekend, and Warner Bros have uploaded half of it online for the rest of us to enjoy. The footage primarily focuses on the DC property’s more fantastical elements, particularly the army of alien Green Lanterns on the […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Green Lantern
November 17, 2010 0 Comments
Warner Bros has released the first official trailer for Martin Campbell’s upcoming superhero flick The Green Lantern (or, Linterna Verde, as its Spanish subtitle indicates). Linterna Verde stars Ryan Reynolds as test pilot Hal Jordan/intergalactic cop The Green Lantern. It also features Blake Lively as love interest Carol Ferris., Mark Strong as the (surprise surprise) […]
Continue readingThe Green Lantern character posters debut
July 27, 2010 0 Comments
Warner Bros have unveiled a batch of teaser posters for Martin Campbell‘s upcoming comic book adaptation The Green Lantern, featuring the main characters in all their half-faced glory. Fans of the comic will recognise the phrase “In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight” as the beginning of the Lantern’s oath […]
Continue readingBowman begins – Robin Hood review
May 11, 2010 6 Comments
Robin Hood – Starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and Mark Strong. Directed by Ridley Scott. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Whenever I think of Robin Hood, one story comes to mind. No, it’s not Kevin Costner’s take on the legendary folk hero, nor is it Mel Brooks’ depiction of his merry men in tights. I’m […]
Continue readingSaving Sherlock – Sherlock Holmes review
May 3, 2010 1 Comment
Sherlock Holmes – Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and Rachel McAdams. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Rated M. Originally published December 27, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. Well, well, well, what’s all this then? A smart action movie? I’m already suspicious. Just what are you hiding Holmes? Padding in the second act? A lazy dénouement? Come […]
Continue readingCandy coloured carnage – Kick Ass review
April 6, 2010 15 Comments
Kick Ass – Starring Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz and Nicolas Cage. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. I make two pledges in this review. The first: I shall not specifically refer to the film’s quality as being “kick-ass”, nor will I directly infer that my own ass was somehow “kicked” by its […]
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