critical drubbings
Nicole Kidman A Terrible Actress? Say It Ain’t So, The Times!
12:08PM Jess McGuire | Baz Luhrmann’s Latest Epic TM Australia has finally premiered, and the reviews are trickling in!
Claire Sutherland from the Herald Sun loved it, calling it “a love letter to the Australian landscape and our history” and adding that “Australia has international blockbuster written all over it.” Meanwhile, over at The Age, Jim Schembri was somewhat less impressed, calling the film good but excessively lengthy and full of “Aussie cliches”. Both reviewers seemed happy enough with the performance of leading lady Nicole Kidman though.
But a reviewer for The Times over in the UK has positively slammed Our Nic!
Baz Luhrmann’s choice of Nicole Kidman to star in his latest epic movie Australia has been savaged by a British newspaper columnist.
More » It’s Official: American Critics Loathe The NBC Version Of Kath & Kim
10:28AM Jess McGuire | We weren’t expecting Australian viewers to find anything lovable about the American remake of beloved ABC-turned-Channel Seven comedy Kath & Kim, but the big question always remained – would NBC viewers actually dig a revamped and relocated version of the show? If the latest reviews are anything to go by, our American cousins are yelling “DO NOT WANT” quite loudly at their television screens.
The American Kath and Kim has been savaged by critics as an embarrassment worthy of an apology to Australia.
Saucer of milk, table two!
Let’s take a look at the cutting commentary regarding the program, eh? More »