The way we recognise and deal with events in our lives often comes in the form of correlation. If we can relate an event to something from our past, or use the most relevant expression then we often have the ability to deal with things effectively. You would expect this film to have some form of preaching in terms of the consequences of creating mistakes, with the premise that looks aren’t everything. And Hollywood seems to have a thing for films with writers or reporters unlucky in love. However, All About Steve’s presentation takes a different turn with a slightly impulsive way of viewing life.

Sicily’s Cosa Nostra mafia have gained a strong international profile in recent years, through films like last year’s Gomorrah and Gabriele Salvatores’ I’m Not Scared (2003). The underlying corruption in Sicilian communities still lingers past the 20th Century, bringing us a slew of films with revelations about men, family honour, politics and power.

Boy from Chinese peasant family gets plucked from obscurity and is sent skyrocketing onto ballet stages. Boy travels to America, achieves stardom and falls in love, but is facing a forced return to his homeland. Boy faces dilemma – will he ever see his family again?

That essentially wraps up Mao’s Last Dancer, which is based on the true story of Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin (played by Chi Cao).

If you’re familiar with Seth McFarlane’s Family Guy, then you’ll know that a majority of the show’s funniest moments are those quick cutaway gags that often have little to do with the plot or central characters. Seth McFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy is essentially fifty of these cutaway gags slapped on a DVD and played back to back. No continuing plot, no overriding characters, no particular order. Just raw, uncensored hilarity… for fifty short, expensive minutes.

Be wary if you ever come across Shorts director Robert Rodriguez on the street. Depending on whether he’s in Spy Kids or Grindhouse mode, he’d either cheerfully greet you and your children with digital rainbows spurting from his fingertips, or he’d run at you, foaming at the mouth, clutching a bloodied machete (which coincidently is the name of his next film). Catch him in Shorts mode however, and you’ll get a bit of both. One on hand, it’s a kid-friendly caper that’s drunk a bit too much CGI-spiked red cordial. But on the other, Rodriguez has hacked-up the film’s chronology into five bite-sized ‘shorts’, crafting it into a PG-rated Pulp Fiction.

Three things to know about Paul Hogan before watching this: 1 – He’s repaid all his debts to the taxman. 2 – As a painter before acting, he helped paint the Sydney Harbour Bridge. 3 – His voice is just as ocker as it’s always been. These explain his allowance to film in Australia, the post-credits blooper and, well, that this is an Aussie comedy. But Hogan’s not the hero in this father-son bonding journey as we see a road-trip yet again the story centrepiece. Australian films use this regularly (see Thunderstruck) but Charlie & Boots maintains enough decent humour with an entertaining duo to create an engaging story.