Reviewed by Jacob Powell

Proof. The Evidence? The facts attesting to the truth? The “proof” referred to in John Madden’s latest offering is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary:

“An operation serving to test or check the correctness of an arithmetical calculation.”

Mathematics was never my strongpoint – maybe that’s to blame – but I found the Proof somewhat unconvincing.

Reviewed by Tim Wong

INDUCTED headfirst into the Marine Corps by homophobic Drill Instructor Fitch (a Lee Ermey cast-off who clearly recognises Jake Gyllenhaal from elsewhere), Private Anthony Swofford describes in voiceover the ritual degradation of an entry-level marine: hands are known as “dick skinners”, the mouth becomes a “cum receptacle”, and so on. Taking his cue from the military’s notorious backdoor slang, Sam Mendes sets out to make Jarhead as explicitly sexual as possible: penis sizes come under constant scrutiny, masturbation is habitual, and gangbangs are the by-product of boredom and dehydration. Welcome to the suck; or, the world’s first pornographic war movie.

Reviewed by Aditya Basrur

A FILM which tells the story of someone’s life in two hours or less is always an ambitious undertaking. When the film’s subject is a musician, there is sure to be a temptation to turn the film into a musical, showing music with short segments interspersed. Walk the Line succumbs to this temptation to some extent, but is still entirely worthwhile.

Reviewed by Jacob Powell

WHAT'S MORE awkward than bringing your ethnically out of place partner home to meet the family? Getting there, having them stared at and then told to bugger off because they’re not wanted! This is exactly what happens in the first ten minutes of Toa Fraser’s memorable debut directorial outing – No. 2.