When I was writing about a song from A Star is Born, I was surprised to learn I hadn’t already reviewed today’s featured movie – Crazy Heart. This is one of my favourite recent movies which earned Jeff Bridges his…
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Thirteen days (2000) – Roger Donaldson (Friday’s Finest)
Thirteen Days is a historical political thriller about the Kennedy administration at the height of the Cold War, namely the Cuban Missile Crises which occurred in 1962. I have a penchant for political dramas given my educational background and how…
8/11 – 14/11/21 Jerry Seinfeld, Philosophers & Habitable Planets
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Jerry Seinfeld – The Complete ‘Pioneers of Television’ Interview – Steven J Boettcher Video interview by Pioneers of Television When I lived in Melbourne…
The Descendants (2011) – Alexander Payne (Friday’s Finest)
I caught for the second time on cable this 5 time nominated Academy Award movie including for Best Picture, which won for Best Adapted Screenplay. This American comedy-drama film is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by…
1/11 – 7/11/21 Movies, Albert Camus & Baseball Fix
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Why Modern Movies Suck – They’re Written By ChildrenVideo presentation by The Critical Drinker What better way to describe the Critical Drinker’s channel, ‘He…
The Disaster Artist (2017) – James Franco (Friday’s Finest)
This is a guilty pleasure movie I like rewatching on cable. I don’t think I have seen anything I like with James Franco in it except The Disaster Artist. But hats off to him here for his courage in portraying…
Being John Malkovich (1999) – Spike Jonze (Friday’s Finest)
This movie came on cable the other day and I knew had to watch it in its entirety since it had been a long time since I saw it. Being John Malkovich is one of the most cunning, highly original…
Naked (1993) – Mike Leigh (Friday’s Finest)
Naked is a dark and confronting black-comedy film about a violent sex offender in London. This vagabond Johnny who wanders the streets expounding his world view at length to anyone who will listen is a detestable, but loquacious intellectual. I…
Once Were Warriors (1994) – Lee Tamahori (Friday’s Finest)
The movie now glorified as the big cinema game changer in 1994 is the Cannes Palme d’Or winner Pulp Fiction, but Once Were Warriors released the same year had a much bigger impact on me. After multiple viewings extrapolating the…
The Castle (1997) – Rob Sitch (Friday’s Finest)
This contains one of my all-time greatest comedic lines in Australian cinema history…Dad says to son Steve: ‘Oh Steve could you move the Camira, I need to get the Torana out so I can get to the Commodore‘. Steve –…
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