Benjamin Maio Mackay
The Equalizer - .5 of a Star
This film had potential with such a great cast, but its grotesque violence and weak plot made it poor viewing. Ex-intelligence officer...
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Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Sep 20, 2014
- 1 min
The Maze Runner - 3 Stars
This much anticipated teen thriller is compelling, enjoyable, but much more disturbing than Hunger Games. The Maze Runner follows...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Sep 13, 2014
- 1 min
Night Moves - 3.5 Stars
This Hitchcock style thriller has a slow opening, but as the pace picks up so does the tension! Josh, Dena, and Harmon plan on blowing up...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Aug 31, 2014
- 2 min
Magic in The Moonlight - 4 Stars
Woody Allen’s latest film is a wonderful movie, but maybe a little too fast. A famous magician (Colin Firth) finishes a performance and...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Aug 31, 2014
- 2 min
Felony - 3 Stars
The new Australian police thriller is intense, but the ending is unfulfilling. As policeman Mal Toohey chases an escaping suspect during...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Aug 31, 2014
- 2 min
Predestination - 2 Stars
This new Australian sci-fi film is predictable and lacks real emotion, but is shot beautifully. Predestination chronicles the life of a...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Aug 16, 2014
- 2 min
Begin Again - 3 Stars
This movie is charming, but an almost exact copy of John Carney’s last major film Once. Dan Mulligan is a struggling record label...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Aug 10, 2014
- 2 min
Snowpiercer - 4 Stars
Snowpiercer is shocking, powerful and moving, but its use of gratuitous violence sometimes seems superfluous. In 2014, an experiment to...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Aug 6, 2014
- 2 min
The Hundred-Foot Journey - 4 Stars
This scrumptious film is thoroughly enjoyable and has a wonderful cast, but there are a few minor flaws. In DreamWorks Pictures’ “The...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Aug 2, 2014
- 2 min
Guardians of the Galaxy - 3.5 Stars
Marvel launches into the world of comedy in their latest picture! The opening of the film was rather shocking and the whole audience was...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Aug 1, 2014
- 2 min
A Most Wanted Man - 5 Stars
The film adaptation of John Le Carré’s A Most Wanted Man is the final film to star Philip Seymour Hoffman in a leading role and it is the...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Aug 1, 2014
- 2 min
Lucy - 4 Stars
The latest offering from writer/director Luc Besson has revolutionised the sci-fi genre! Lucy is a very unique movie as it combines the...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Jul 26, 2014
- 2 min
Devil’s Knot - 4 Stars
This movie, based on the devastating events of the 1993 massacre of 3 innocent children is a disturbing look at the ignorance and bias of...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Jul 14, 2014
- 1 min
NT Live: A Small Family Business - 4 Stars
Another theatrical spectacle broadcast live from the West End! The new production of Alan Ayckbourn’s most famous play has proved that...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Jul 9, 2014
- 2 min
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - 3 Stars
The most recent apes movie is slightly drawn out, but hits home. The strong focus of this movie is on the apes, their home, and their...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Jul 6, 2014
- 2 min
Calvary - 4.5 Stars
Brendon Gleeson stars in this thought-provoking film about life and death. The first thing I should say is this is not a black comedy....
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Jul 4, 2014
- 2 min
Jersey Boys - 3.5 Stars
Oh what a night, but Clint Eastwood’s Jersey Boys falls a little short of the mark. This film had a great cast, great music and a great...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Jun 30, 2014
- 2 min
West End Theatre Live: Ghosts - 4 Stars
The multi award winning production of Ghosts hit screens last weekend and was truly haunting. This is probably Henrik Ibsen’s most famous...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Jun 27, 2014
- 2 min
Transformers: Age of Extinction - 1.5 Stars
The latest Transformers movie is action packed, but lacks plot depth. Michael Bay’s fourth Transformers movie has two fantastic lead cast...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
- Jun 23, 2014
- 2 min
NT Live: King Lear - 4 Stars
This latest production of Shakespeare’s classic is powerful, but has a few minor flaws. Shakespearian veteran Simon Russell Beale played...
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