The Green Inferno – Review Cameron Ward February 14, 2016 Reviews 1 Comment Making his directorial debut with Cabin Fever in 2002, with a further array of torture porn quickly on the way through Hostels one and two, actor/producer/director Eli Roth freely continues his gore-laden...
The House of Magic (3D) – Review Cameron Ward July 22, 2014 Reviews Featuring near every children's tale trope, The House of Magic possesses little imagination beyond a slight fusion of Toy Story and Over the Hedge. Sassy chihuahuas emit crude one-liners, fat people fall...
We’ll Never Have Paris – EIFF Review Cameron Ward July 9, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment Directed by both Simon Helberg and his (unfortunate) wife Jocelyn Towne, We'll Never Have Paris features Helberg's (cringingly) semi-autobiographical proposal story in what appears to be something akin to a...
Life After Beth – EIFF Review Cameron Ward June 27, 2014 Reviews Writer-director Jeff Baena's directorial and feature debut, Life After Beth, is equal parts tender satire and physical zom-com. Plaza and DeHaan deliver thoroughly accomplished performances, seamlessly...
Cold in July – EIFF Review Cameron Ward June 26, 2014 Reviews Adapted for screen from John Lansdale's novel of the same name, Cold in July retains its free-flowing pulp heritage, with violence and retribution galore. What sets Mickle's latest apart, however, is just...
We Are Monster – EIFF Review Cameron Ward June 25, 2014 Reviews 3 Comments Antony Petrou's racism-fuelled drama concerning the tragic real-life case of Zahid Mabarek shifts focus from the victim, instead opting to centre in on just what drove his fellow inmate, Robert Stewart, to...
Set Fire to the Stars – EIFF Review Cameron Ward June 23, 2014 Reviews Set Fire to the Stars is what happens when performance and written word arrestingly compete for head billing. Goddard's feature debut boasts the full enormity of its inspired source (Dylan Thomas' 'Love In...