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Angus Tonkin

Angus Tonkin

Angus Tonkin is currently completing a BA at the University of Melbourne, majoring in Linguistics with a minor in Media & Communications. A big fan of movies, books, art, tennis and the Essendon footy club, he is a long time viewer but first time reviewer. His credentials include glimpsing Rob Lowe and Donald Sutherland filming Salem’s Lot in his home town and having ridden Jurassic Park: The Ride three times.

Film Review: Ladies in Black (2018)
Australian Cinema, Film September 17, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: Ladies in Black (2018)

Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 17 September 2018 It was the mid 1990s when prolific director Bruce Beresford first read Madeleine St John‘s novel The Women…

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Film Review: Boys Cry (2018)
Festivals, Film, Foreign September 10, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: Boys Cry (2018)

Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 10 September 2018 Organised crime was never on the radar for young lads Mirko (Matteo Olivetti) and Manolo…

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Film Review: Christopher Robin (2018)
Film September 10, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: Christopher Robin (2018)

Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 10 September 2018 Are people not as friendly as they were? Are they losing sight of their priorities?…

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Film Review: Domestique (2018)
Festivals, Film, Foreign September 10, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: Domestique (2018)

Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 10 September 2018 It was suggested before seeing Domestique, the debut film from Czech writer-director Adam Sedlák, that a…

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Film Review: The Breaker Upperers (2018)
Film July 23, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: The Breaker Upperers (2018)

Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 23 July 2018 Jen (Jackie van Beek) and Mel (Madeleine Sami) don’t have a lot of faith in…

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Review: National Theatre Live: Macbeth (2018)
Theatrical July 17, 2018 August 6, 2026

Review: National Theatre Live: Macbeth (2018)

Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 17 July 2018 I can only imagine how daunting it must be to contemplate adapting the Scottish play…

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Film Review: See You Up There (2017)
Film, Foreign July 15, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: See You Up There (2017)

Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 15 July 2018 It’s hard to know what to feel when emerging from See You Up There, the…

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Film Review: Mary Shelley (2017)
Film July 5, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: Mary Shelley (2017)

Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 5 July 2018 Putting an author biopic to screen is fraught with danger. You know the name, you…

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Film Review: The Bookshop (2018)
Film May 20, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: The Bookshop (2018)

Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 20 May 2018 Who wouldn’t like a bookshop in their main street? What kind of sociopath would it…

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Film Review: On Body and Soul (2017)
Film, Foreign May 9, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: On Body and Soul (2017)

Written by Angus Tonkin Originally published 9 May 2018 Endre (Géza Morcsányi) is a withdrawn man. He remembers the active life he used to…

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