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Goldstone *** (2016, Alex Russell, Aaron Pedersen, David Wenham, Jacki Weaver) – Movie Review

Alex Russell stars as Josh, a young eager-beaver cop, laidback in the Outback, who arrests a drunken driver and takes him to jail. He turns out to be Aboriginal Detective Jay Swan, played by the film’s other […]

Oct, 10

The Boys Are Back **** (2009, Clive Owen, George MacKay, Nicholas McAnulty, Emma Booth, Laura Fraser, Julia Blake, Chris Haywood) – Classic Movie Review 4420

Clive Owen does a lovely job of acting as Joe Warr, a real-life top British sports writer dad working in Australia. He wins you over just as he wins over his two sons – teen George […]

Sep, 26

A Few Best Men **½ (2011, Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall, Kevin Bishop, Tim Draxl, Laura Brent, Olivia Newton-John, Rebel Wilson) – Classic Movie Review 4384

Xavier Samuel stars as David who meets Oz gal Mia (Laura Brent) and they enjoy a vacation romance. After a week, David proposes marriage to Mia, returns to England and then travels to Australia with his three best men Tom, Graham and […]

Sep, 19

The Daughter *** (2015, Geoffrey Rush, Sam Neill, Anna Torv, Miranda Otto, Paul Schneider, Kate Box, Odessa Young, Ewen Leslie) – Movie Review

In his directorial debut feature, Simon Stone writes and directs an interesting riff on Henrik Ibsen’s 1884 Norwegian classic play The Wild Duck, moving it to a modern setting and Australia, filming in Sydney. It is all about […]

May, 29

On the Beach **** (1959, Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins, Donna Anderson) – Classic Movie Review 3501

Stanley Kramer’s sombre 1959 drama film On the Beach is based on Nevil Shute’s novel depicting the aftermath of a nuclear war, and stars Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner and Anthony Perkins. Producer-director Stanley Kramer’s sombre 1959 nuclear […]

Mar, 25

Touch and Go ** (1955, Jack Hawkins, Margaret Johnston, June Thorburn, John Fraser, Roland Culver, Alison Leggatt, James Hayter) – Classic Movie Review 2782

Director Michael Truman’s very minor 1955 Ealing Studios comedy Touch and Go is patchy but mildly funny and pleasant enough. The film failed to charm the critics or the public and is not regarded as […]

Aug, 04

Mad Max **** (1979, Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley) – Classic Movie Review 2468

Director George Miller’s smart 1979 cult favourite Australian sci-fi action thriller Mad Max stars the magnetic young Mel Gibson, who heads for superstardom in this low-budget gang orientated road movie, set in a post-World War […]

May, 10

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