Aardman animation continues it?s fine tradition of creating a ?universe? of characters for our viewing pleasure. Having already created the world-famous ?Wallace and Gromit? series, which is just fantastic, they now turn their attention to the otherwise non-verbal world of animal personalities with equally great effect. I?ve already favourably reviewed the first DVD in this […]

This was a really entertaining film ? I was recommended this one for review, and am glad I didn?t resist taking it on. This is a 2004 film, 98 minutes in length, and is a fresh, original approach to the ongoing tale of woe that is modern, displaced youth - 00?s style. It?s cult-cool, with […]

For me, this is not up there with the best Cheech & Chong movies I?ve ever seen, but it?s OK. ?Up In Smoke?, ?Cheech & Chong?s Next Movie? and ?The Corsican Brothers? are my favourites. I had to see this to compare. One thing I do like about their films generally is that they always […]

The first thing I want to say is that this is a Billy Wilder/I.A.L. Diamond script collaboration. They were famous in their time, though many will recognise Wilder?s name primarily. I just finished reading a ?memoir? by Wilder where he talks about the MANY, MANY famous Hollywood films he worked on as both scriptwriter and/or […]

I was keen to check this out, never having seen any documentaries that specifically focus on the history of homosexuality in Australia. I was especially curious to see what visual content would be deemed relevant to the discussion. Being a ?history? documentary, many of the speakers are inevitably cultural historians from various Australian universities, and […]

Tom Good (Briers) turns 40 and decides it?s time to have a mid-life crisis. Unhappy with his job as a draughtsman who designs plastic toys for cereal boxes, he feels that something is missing, but doesn?t know what ?it? is! After staying up all night making a list, he finally decides that the answer is […]

I think this would be a series you would either love or hate. It IS a comedy, but the humour is subtle. I can watch it solely for Penelope Keith?s perfectly English pronunciation! I think it still stands the test of time, given that the series ran for three seasons from 1979 to 1981. If […]

The last time I heard the name ?Norman? that wasn?t connected to Hitchcock?s film ?Psycho? was back in high school when I studied Art History. Even then, I was never sure exactly who they were, where they came from or what they actually did for history, and when. This SBS documentary answers all these questions, […]

Don?t bother at all if you?re going to make a half-arsed job of it!
I couldn?t shake the feeling that this was just churned out as a very basic effort. Perhaps budget was an issue? I?m just not sure that there was any particular ?vision? for this piece, and it?s a real shame as I have […]

Was I disappointed in this film? Yes. I certainly don?t mind ?period? pieces, but they have to have an impact, and for me this one did not. If you?re a fan of Helena Bonham Carter then you?ll want to watch this, but I found it predictable at every turn, and the ?love triangle? theme leaves […]