CinemaAU Reviews

There are three things to keep in mind when approaching ”Prometheus”. First (and let’s be honest) even though Ridley Scott’s shadow looms large over alien and sci-fi lore, he’s been a disappointment lately. From the been-there-done-that ”Kingdom of Heaven” to the redundant ”Robin Hood”, Sir Ridley’s films have been adequate more than outstanding over the [...]

I must admit at the start that I had a major crush on one of my teachers in high school. I’m not going to name her (she knows who she is) but it appears to be something that everyone goes through at one time or another. It happened to Donny Berger (Justin Weaver) when he [...]

A small town girl (Julianne Hough) and a city boy (Diego Boneta) meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Sounds like the opening of a song, right? It’s not a coincidence. “Rock of Ages” has music in it. Take note, this might be important later. The two leads are cute, even if [...]

If people lived their life by the movies, no man would ever want to get married because once they put a ring on it their gorgeous wife would become shrill and disapproving and pretty much just exist to suck the fun out of their lives. I have a personal theory that this portrayal of wives [...]

It’s been 10 years since Agent’s “J” and “K” have made our world safe from aliens. A lot of things have changed since then. A lot hasn’t. But when the fate of the world depends on things changing 40 years in the past, who you gonna call? No, not the Ghostbusters! The original “Men in [...]

When it comes to DVD and Blu-ray, you’re either an audio commentary type or you’re not. Usually it’s the film aficionado that will gladly let the talent speak over the top of whatever is going on on the screen; most others will quickly switch audio tracks so they can mute Jason Segel and hear the [...]

“Dark Shadows” is just your typical ‘vampire imprisoned for centuries by a spurned witch lover after she made the love of his life jump off a cliff’ movie. And it’s a comedy! I think? Well, it’s set in the 70s anyway, and, er, if that wasn’t one hilarious generation then… I don’t know why “That [...]

Nicholas Sparks films have almost created their own subgenre of movies at this point, in which two ridiculously good looking people meet in the ridiculously gorgeous North Carolina, to overcome some sort of obstacle to be together only to have a tragic death take place. Sometimes it’s one of the leads (“A Walk to Remember”), [...]

I’m calling it. “The Avengers” is the “Citizen Kane” of super hero movies. If by that statement you assume I enjoyed it, you would be correct. If you also assume by that statement that the next few paragraphs are going to consist of me fangirling over writer/director Joss Whedon, you would also be correct. Don’t [...]

In terms of movies whose titles explain the plot, “The Five Year Engagement” is right up there with “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed Up Zombies” (actually a movie, can you believe it?). “The Five Year Engagement” is the story of the five year engagement [...]

1999′s “American Pie” didn’t give us just a memorable scene with a pie, it gave us quite a few memorable movie moments – who can forget Jim and Nadia’s big moment on the webcam!?, as well as several iconic lines (“One Time at Band Camp..”) that have helped solidify the films legendary status. More so, [...]

My obsessive love for “The Hunger Games” is what landed me my job at Moviehole. There I was, standing in the juice bar I worked at, rambling on to one of my regular customers – now my editor, “Caffeinated Clint” about how excited I was that Stanley Tucci had been cast for the film as [...]