Author: John P. Harvey

[Film review] Summerland

[Film review] Summerland

Review by John P. Harvey. Of the children evacuated from London during the Blitz of WWII, some are allocated temporary ...
[Film review] How to Be a Good Wife

[Film review] How to Be a Good Wife

Review by John P. Harvey. It is 1968, and Paulette (Juliette Binoche — Chocolat), along with her husband, Robert (François ...
[Film review] Corpus Christi

[Film review] Corpus Christi

Review by John P. Harvey. In juvenile detention, Daniel (Bartosz Bielenia) has been bitten by religion under the auspices of ...
[Film review] The Witches

[Film review] The Witches

Review by John P. Harvey. Orphaned in a car accident at the age of eight, our unnamed hero (Jahzir Bruno) ...
Human Nature @ Canberra Theatre, 21 December 2020

Human Nature @ Canberra Theatre, 21 December 2020

Review by John P. Harvey. People seem to have a long memory for bands that give them joy. Human Nature’s ...
[Film review] Radioactive

[Film review] Radioactive

Review by John P. Harvey. Occasionally the adventure of scientific discovery can rival science fiction for the possibilities it suggests ...
[Film review] In the Name of the Land [Au nom de la terre]

[Film review] In the Name of the Land [Au nom de la terre]

Review by John P. Harvey. Guillaume Canet (Sink or Swim) stars as Pierre, a cocksure farmer unwilling to heed advice ...
[Film review] Get your arse to Mars all over again with the TOTAL RECALL 30th-ANNIVERSARY REMASTER

[Film review] Get your arse to Mars all over again with the TOTAL RECALL 30th-ANNIVERSARY REMASTER

Review by John P. Harvey Though he has never taken the opportunity to travel there, for six weeks Douglas Quaid ...
The Ladykillers — British Film Festival 2020 — Palace cinemas

The Ladykillers — British Film Festival 2020 — Palace cinemas

Review by John P. Harvey. Criminal mastermind “Professor” Marcus (Alec Guinness) has devised yet another ingenious heist, in which he ...
[Film review] FATMAN: Who better to spread the goodwill of the season and peace to all than Mel Gibson?

[Film review] FATMAN: Who better to spread the goodwill of the season and peace to all than Mel Gibson?

Review by John P. Harvey Chris Cringle, also known as Santa (Mel Gibson), discriminates pretty well between the kids who ...