Movie Reviews

J-Wire publishes reviews from Roz Tarszisz, Glen Falkenstein and James Berardinelli

Joe Cinque’s Consolation – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

When Anu Singh was charged with the murder of her boyfriend Joe Cinque in 1997, it was a crime that shocked Australia.

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The Girl on the Train – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

If you discount the mobile phones, this modern whodunit could have been made over 20 years ago. It not that it’s out of date, but it’s more about ramped up tension than special effects.

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Sully – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

The real life event on which this film is based was dubbed Miracle on the Hudson and recreates memorable images of evacuated passengers standing on aircraft wings in the middle of the river.   [Read more]

Kubo and the Two Strings – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

“I tell stories about epic heroes and monsters but I had no idea my stories were true” says boy hero Kubo, in the trailer for this enthralling animated action adventure from director Travis Knight (ParaNorman,Box Trolls).

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Down Under – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz

Examples of irony and idiocy litter this Australian black comedy from director and writer Abe Forsyth as he shows that bouts of bad behaviour can be interspersed with surprising moments of clarity and truth.

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