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Film Reviews for Film Nerds






Spirits of the Dead
Spirits of the Dead is a 1968 gothic horror anthology on acid, as three renowned European directors of the 60s - Roger Vadim, Louis Malle...


The Best Of Emirates In-Flight Viewing
I recently came back from a three-week sojourn around Morocco/Spain (#espanyolo) and had the delight of flying return Emirates. Economy...


In Her Skin
The high-profile murder of beautiful Melbourne teen Rachel Barber by her jealous former babysitter is erratically dramatised in a lost...


Snowtown
Australia's infamous 'Bodies in the Barrels' case is given the celluloid treatment with a sobering and thought-provoking adaptation by...


Black Swan Dissected - What Was Nina's Mental Makeup?
*Warning: This will contain spoilers What exactly was the 'mental makeup' of Black Swan ingenue Nina? Natalie Portman recently diagnosed...

Black Swan
*Warning: This review will contain spoilers In Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky produces a remarkable pas de deux to his previous offering,...


The Night The Prowler
Obscure 1978 Australian flick The Night The Prowler tries to do and say too much in a movie that doesn't seem to have much of an...


Paranormal Activity
Paranormal Activity moves the horror genre away from Saw-style gorno back to slow-burn psychological creeps in this low-budget thriller...


Eden Lake
Well, if you like depressing horror, this one’s for you. Eden Lake is a modern take on classic horror that'll make you think twice about...




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