Alright gang; here are the top 25 DVD rentals for the month of March, as Queued up by you. 1. Julie and Julia 2. The Ugly Truth3. District 94. 20125. This Is It6. Couples Retreat7. Angels and Demons8. Up9. The Taking of Pelham 12310. Inglourious Basterds11. The Hangover12. Moon13. The Proposal14. Surrogates15. The Curious Case […]
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Archive | March, 2010
Money talks – Capitalism: A Love Story review
March 31, 2010 
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Capitalism: A Love Story. Directed by Michael Moore. Rated M. Originally published November 3, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. Michael Moore, the documentarian, is manipulative, exploitative, self-aggrandising, and sometimes flat out incorrect. On the other hand, Michael Moore, the filmmaker, is funny, explosive, entertaining and always manages to find the emotional truth at the core of […]
Read moreHead to Head – Paranormal Activity
March 30, 2010 6 Comments
Welcome to the latest edition of Head to Head, in which our Quickflix critic takes on our readers in a rip-snorting battle to the death! You pick the film, and we pick the fight! This week, Caroline Babbage declared Oren Peli‘s Paranormal Activity to be a D.I.Y-saster. For her troubles, she scored a double pass […]
Read moreThe lady Eve – She’s Out Of My League review
March 30, 2010 0 Comments
She’s Out Of My League – Starring Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve and T.J. Miller. Directed by Jim Field Smith. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. She’s Out Of My League might be the most important romantic comedy of the past twenty five years. If only it was funny enough to warrant such an accolade. For once, […]
Read moreMakes my heart sing – Where The Wild Things Are review
March 30, 2010 1 Comment
Where The Wild Things Are – Starring Max Records, James Gandolfini and Catherine Keener. Directed by Spike Jonze. Rated PG. Originally published December 8, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. It’s easy to imagine a young Spike Jonze, say just 10 years old, running around his house like an unchained wrecking ball while his mother breathlessly chases […]
Read moreKick Ass rating controversy
March 30, 2010 15 Comments
Australian family groups have spoken out against Kick Ass‘ MA15+ rating in Australia, saying it is inappropriate considering the film’s “perverse” content. The Herald Sun were good enough to round up all the hyperbolic comments from various family advocates, in a move that is surely only adding fuel to the unstoppable Kick Ass hype machine. […]
Read moreCome on! Let’s go HEAD TO HEAD!
March 29, 2010 0 Comments
We’re not big on bragging here at Quickflix, except when it comes to our HEAD TO HEAD feature, which is, without question, the best thing to ever happen to the internet. Want to learn more about how to join in on the festivities? Scroll past the ninja cats and find out! With our HEAD TO […]
Read moreA lying shame – The Invention of Lying review
March 29, 2010 0 Comments
The Invention of Lying – Starring Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner and Rob Lowe. Directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson. Rated M. Originally published November 26, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. The arrival of Ricky Gervais’s cinematic directorial debut has been awaited with anticipation not unlike that reserved for the second coming of Christ. This metaphor […]
Read moreBattlefield Earth screenwriter apologises for Battlefield Earth
March 29, 2010 0 Comments
J.D. Shapiro, screenwriter of the notorious ode-to-Scientology that is Battlefield Earth, has penned an open letter apologising for his involvement in the widely despised film. The letter was published by the New York Post (you can read the whole thing here), but you can read a couple of our favourite excerpts below. “Let me start […]
Read moreCarey Mulligan to star in My Fair Lady?
March 26, 2010 0 Comments
An Education star Carey Mulligan is set to play Eliza Doolittle in the long-touted My Fair Lady remake being penned by Emma Thompson. Maybe. Thompson herself told BBC News that Mulligan had scored the role made famous by Audrey Hepburn in the original 1964 film (based on the 1956 Broadway musical starring Julie Andrews, itself […]
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