Aug2016
Heart shows true beauty
by Mark Hadley
Love & Friendship DISTRIBUTOR: Transmission RELEASE DATE: 21 July 2016 RATING: M Jane Austen fans are unlikely to be throwing their bonnets at the screen when Love & Friendship opens at their local cinema. The production not only showcases the author’s considerable wit, but reveals a welcome contrast between the worldly woman and the Bible’s… Read more
Jul2016
Acceptance the main mission
by Mark Hadley
Finding Dory RELEASE DATE: 16 June 201 RATING: G The BFG RELEASE DATE: 30 June 2016 RATING: Yet to be classified at press time Finding Dory is set in the Pacific Ocean, one year after the events of Finding Nemo. Dory, the forgetful blue tang, has taken up residence with Marlin and Nemo, the clownfish… Read more
Jun2016
Misfits forge family ties
by Mark Hadley
Hunt for the Wilderpeople DISTRIBUTOR: Madman RELEASE DATE: 26 May 2016 RATING: PG for mild themes & coarse language The Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a wry New Zealand adventure that well reflects the laconic sense of humour thriving on both sides of the Tasman ‘ditch’. This story about a troubled boy and a misfit… Read more
May2016
Resolving regrets
by Mark Hadley
A Month of Sundays DISTRIBUTOR: Nix Co. RELEASE DATE: 28 April 2016 RATING: PG ‘You’ll never see anything like it in a month of Sundays’ was a favourite expression in the farming community I grew up in, and it serves as a suitable title for a new Australian drama starring Anthony LaPaglia. It’s an endearing… Read more
Apr2016
Law of the jungle
by Mark Hadley
The Jungle Book DISTRIBUTOR: Disney RELEASE DATE: 7 April 2016 (Vic, Qld, Tas, NT); 14 April 2016 (NSW, WA, ACT, SA) RATING: PG A new imagining of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book will attempt to entertain young audiences by combining the best elements of past productions – the playful joys of the classic 1967 Disney… Read more
Mar2016
In search of a body
by Mark Hadley
Risen DISTRIBUTOR: Sony RELEASE DATE: 19 February 2016 RATING: M There are many books you might send your Christian friends to if they have questions about the resurrection, including Frank Morrison’s Who Moved The Stone?, but not many films. Until now. Risen addresses many key arguments sceptics wage on the most amazing event in human… Read more
Feb2016
Shining light on truth
by Mark Hadley
Spotlight DISTRIBUTOR: Entertainment One RELEASE DATE: 28 January 2016 RATING: M Spotlight tells the story of the one-in-a-million article that made a worldwide difference. When an investigation by reporters at The Boston Globe uncovers unusual patterns revealing systemic protection of paedophile priests, they not only shock the world, they also provide the seeds for a… Read more
