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Ben Isbel

Ben Isbel

Ben is a carpenter in Melbourne. When pressed as to why he chooses to review films in his precious free time the answer is invariably 'Who are you and how did you get into my bedroom?!' He makes up for a embarrassing lack of formal qualifications with more informal ones such as: Completing Donkey Kong Country 3 100% and memorising the lyrics to Insane in the Membrane. He love affair with cinema began as a randy teenager watching late night sbs movies and his very secret dream is to get into movies the same way Harrison Ford did- by building some cabinets for George Lucas. Any other director of a multi billion dollar franchise will do though. Can be found re-watching episodes of Jim Henson's The StoryTeller.

Film Review: The Nice Guys (2016)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film May 26, 2016 May 26, 2016

Film Review: The Nice Guys (2016)

The Nice Guys is a neon filled, retro blast of slick schtick. Opening with uber-funky hit ‘Papa was a Rolling Stone’ we are transported…

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Film Review: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film May 19, 2016 May 19, 2016

Film Review: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

The next instalment of the quasi reboot featuring X-Men: First Class and then Days of Future Past is X-Men: Apocalypse. With the film featuring most of…

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Film Review: Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film May 2, 2016 May 1, 2016

Film Review: Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

Talking about his famous character from The Office, Ricky Gervais explains, “I suppose the reason we are laughing at David Brent is because of his blind spot….

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Film Review: Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film April 28, 2016 April 28, 2016

Film Review: Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Captain America: Civil War isn’t much of a Captain America movie, more an Avengers ensemble. The civil war part of the title too, is…

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Film Review: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film March 23, 2016 March 23, 2016

Film Review: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Rising from the dust of so many ruined cities, Batman and Superman meet to settle the score for thousands of 13 year olds posing…

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Film Review: Spear (2015)
Australian Cinema, Current Theatrical Releases, Film March 10, 2016 March 9, 2016

Film Review: Spear (2015)

Spear is a non-linear story of a reconciliation of aboriginal heritage within a white man’s society, mostly told through the medium of interpretative dance….

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Film Review: Grimsby (2016)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film March 9, 2016 March 8, 2016

Film Review: Grimsby (2016)

Offensive, low brow and crude. These are among many of the reasons to see Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest feature Grimsby. With a working class…

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Film Review: The Will to Fly (2016)
Australian Cinema, Current Theatrical Releases, Documentary, Film March 7, 2016 March 5, 2016

Film Review: The Will to Fly (2016)

The Will to Fly is a wonderful documentary which this reviewer walked into without having one iota of the premise, and who quite happily walked…

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AFFF 2016: Film Review: Microbe & Gasoline (2015)
Festivals, Film, Foreign February 29, 2016 April 12, 2016

AFFF 2016: Film Review: Microbe & Gasoline (2015)

Microbe & Gasoline is the latest feature of French auteur Michel Gondry. Pre-teenage adolescent Daniel (Ange Dargent) feels overly anxious and misplaced in life. At…

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Film Review: Triple 9 (2016)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film February 29, 2016 March 2, 2016

Film Review: Triple 9 (2016)

Triple 9 is a complicated, character driven heist film filled with betrayal, enduring loyalties, bad cops, good cops, double crossings, criminals and lots of…

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