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Movie Review: ‘The Great Gatsby (2013)’

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I do enjoy Baz Luhrmann’s offerings, he is a filmmaker who certainly defies convention and he definitely has his own style. It was not surprising to me when it was announced he would… Continue reading →

Movie Review: ‘American Mary’

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American Mary has been on my radar for quite some time, not sure what took me so long to see it, on paper it screamed my name. I did my best to ignore… Continue reading →

TV Review: ‘Broadchurch’ Season 1

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Those that know me, know that I love my crime television. Whether it be drama’s or documentary series, I am always there. So when I heard that David Tennant was in a new… Continue reading →

Movie Review: ‘Iron Man 3’

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It feels like Iron Man 3 really snuck up on us, the advertising campaign (at least from my point of view) didn’t feel as grand or as big as the previous Marvel films.… Continue reading →

Movie Review: ‘The Last Stand’

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Director: Jee-won Kim Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Peter Stormare, Eduardo Noriega, Luis Guzmán, Jaimie Alexander, Rodrigo Santoro, Zach Gilford, Johnny Knoxville Review: I am a big lover and fan of the action… Continue reading →

Movie Review: ‘Jayne Mansfield’s Car’

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Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Kevin Bacon, Robert Duvall, John Hurt, Katherine LaNasa, Ray Stevenson, Robert Patrick, Frances O’Connor Review: Jayne Mansfield’s Car is a film I was set to see at the Melbourne… Continue reading →

Geekery’s Favourite Scream Queens

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Halloween is not too far away, and it has for several years marked October as ‘Horror Month’. It really is a time to celebrate all things horror and we here at HoG are… Continue reading →

[RRFF ’12] My Boyfriend Is An Angel

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Every so often a film comes out of the angel-subgenre variety, and they certainly range in subject matter. I prefer films such as Dogma, and try and avoid the City Of Angels type… Continue reading →

[RRFF ’12] Siberia, Monamour

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Siberia, Monamour was quite a different film than the others I saw as part of the Russian Resurrection Film Festival. This was a much darker and depressing film, yet by the end there… Continue reading →

[RRFF ’12] Two Days (Два дня)

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Two Days is a romantic/comedy/drama, and an unexpected one. Heading into this film, I felt a little unsure of what sort of film it was going to be. The first act reveals a… Continue reading →