Woody Allen continues his love-affair with Dostoyevsky in the 2015 entry from the multi-talented creator who reliably churns out one feature every calendar year. This time, Allen’s muse is Emma Stone, well-cast as the deft […]
Author: Glen Falkenstein
Glen produces film, theatre and television news, reviews and commentary for a number of outlets, covering Festivals, interviews and events.
Glen lives in Sydney where he enjoys making short films.
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Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
If you could star in your favourite movie, would you do it? Well these guys did. 11 year-olds Chris, Eric and Jayson saw cult classic Raiders of the Lost Ark on its initial release and […]
DANNY SAYS
A jukebox movie of sorts, Danny Says takes us through The Beatles, The Stooges, Iggy Pop and any number of famed 60’s/70’s acts, told through the eyes and experience of behind the scenes music icon […]
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Idol. Visionary. Demon. Saviour. Prick. A very complex picture of Apple CEO and inventor Steve Jobs gets painted in Alex Gibney’s biopic, one ofmany feature films and documentaries made following the controversial figure’s death. The […]
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION
The best Mission: Impossible since the original, Rogue Nation does not disappoint. Setting a high bar with an already widely-publicized pre-credits sequence where a presumably 53 year-old Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) hangs off the side […]
Spectre trailer ft. Dr. No Theme
The James Bond series has a lot of great numbers and soundtracks, but nothing compares to the original. Here’s my cut of the Spectre trailer with the original John Barry theme, enjoy!
RUBEN GUTHRIE
“Australians don’t want to be told we’re doing something wrong… we like to see ourselves on screen, but not criticized.” Brendan Cowell addressed a huge gathering at the Sydney Apple Store following a screening of […]
Terminator Genisys
He’s back. A Terminator sequel/prequel/reboot/uncategorized instalment being inevitable, Director Alan Taylor (Thor 2) has gone the route of the recent Star Trek adaptations and set the summer blockbuster in an alternate yet very familiar timeline. […]
TANGERINE
“We wanted to exploit the iphone and see what we could do with it.” Director Sean Baker was in Sydney to promote his new film TANGERINE which had its Australian premiere this week as part of […]
VICTORIA
Kicking off in a Berlin underground night club, Victoria (Laia Costa) playfully downs one shot as the audience and a very dedicated cameraman proceed to follow her around Berlin in the wee hours of the […]
The Lost Aviator
“When I first went into the story I thought he was guilty for sure.” Writer/director Andrew Lancaster addresses a crowd of conspiracy theorists, romantics, historians, family and friends at the Australian premiere of his documentary […]
GRANDMA
Imagine if Lily Tomlin was your grandma? Tomlin plays grandma, girlfriend, mother and outward misanthrope Elle Reid in this charming, female-centric comedy-drama which screened this week as part of the Sydney Film Festival. GRANDMA kicks off […]
DEATHGASM
Rarely ever has a film’s title been put to better use. DEATHGASM (because lower case is for wusses) is a New Zealand comedy-horror flick where new kid in town/metal-head Brodie (Milo Cawthorne) forms a band […]
Tomorrowland – Where Capitalism Went Wrong
What an idea. What a waste. Casey Newton (Britt Robertson from The Longest Ride), a talented inventor and go-getter is selected to visit Tomorrowland, best described as a fantastical anarcho-capitalist autonomous collective free from the […]
SPY
Please welcome Salty’s new Kernel, Glen Falkenstein, a writer I met at a screening for the folks at Roadshow Films, he sat next to me while we were treated to a high tea while watching […]
Taken 3 – The Takening
Remember that dad from ‘Love Actually’ who turned badass and went after the sex-traffickers who kidnapped his daughter? Liam Neeson’s third outing as Bryan Mills takes place 7 years later – his wife’s been killed and he’s […]
The Interview – Someday, This Will Be a Good Movie
Prediction – one day – when Kim Jong-un is busy figuring out what the next state-sanctioned haircut should look like – the events of December 1-25 will making for a really great biopic. It’s the […]
Interstellar – A Space Odyssey for 2014
Nolan. McConaughey. Space. Worm holes. Intense visuals. Emotions. In a starved future, Michael Caine convinces his daughter (Anne Hathaway) and Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) that the only cure for the barren wasteland earth is fast becoming lies […]
GOLD CLASS… and ‘The Judge’…. GOLD CLASS
The Emperor had his box in the Colosseum to watch the gladiators fight; he saw the same spectacle as everyone else, but he wasn’t down there with the plebs. Tickets with the masses weren’t appealing, […]
Madam Secretary beats out The Bachelor
Last night I sat through the finale of ‘The Bachelor,’ a show which neither through casual, serious, nor ironic viewing can surpass the flawed premise that over a dozen attractive, successful women could be so utterly […]
‘Gotham’ – Because we couldn’t wait for Ben Affleck
Ryan from the ‘O.C.’ grew up and moved to Gotham. He’s not popular, he’s different, and he’s having trouble fitting in. James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) investigates the deaths of Bruce Wayne’s parents while navigating the Rogue’s […]
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