Fifteen years afters its original theatrical run, Felix Hubble pens a love letter to Tom Green’s irreverent directorial debut, the infamous FREDDY GOT FINGERED.
My 5 Wives (dir. Sidney J. Furie, 2000)
For this week’s Less Than (Five) Zero piece, Felix Hubble looks at a relic of the pre-Netflix straight to video era, the Rodney Dangerfield-starring sex comedy MY 5 WIVES.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
While not without merit, Zack Snyder’s latest foray into the DC Extended Universe is a mostly woeful effort, stymied by misguided creative decisions that will color the rest of the series.
Fix: The Ministry Movie (dir. Douglas Freel, 2011)
A bizarre tour documentary crossed with a fascinating case study of drug dependency is the topic for this installment of Less Than (Five) Zero.
Chemsex
Vice Films’s latest venture proficiently explores the underground world of drug-fuelled queer sex parties, although its trend towards PSA nulls some of its more shocking revelations.
Point Break
The long-rumored remake of Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 masterpiece leaves a lot to be desired, a misstep of tsunamic proportions that should have skipped theatrical release altogether.
2015 in Review: The State of Straight to Video in Australia
We look at the state of straight to video releases in Australia this year and reflect on the regressive attitudes of certain distributors in this field.
Entertainment
Rick Alverson’s latest feature is a magnificent realisation of Gregg Turkington’s Neil Hamburger persona as well as an accomplished project in its own right.
The Final Girls
A stale spin on the meta-horror comedy, Strauss-Schulson’s film does little to distinguish itself from its predecessors and often fails to meet the low bar it has set for itself.
The Golden Horse
A Latvian, Lithuanian, Danish Luxembourgian co-production, Kalnaellis and Askinis’s latest effort is a passable animated children’s film with a few unique strengths.