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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 Walk (2015)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film October 12, 2015 October 12, 2015

Film Review: The Walk (2015)

Robert Zemeckis’ excellent eclectic catalogue of films all have a common thread – they contain characters with a real human depth to them and…

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Film Review: The Martian (2015)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film October 5, 2015 October 5, 2015

Film Review: The Martian (2015)

The Martian is given to us by sci-fi veteran Ridley Scott, and is adapted from Andy Weir’s novel of the same name by screenwriter…

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MIFF 2015 Film Review: Only the Dead (2015)
Documentary, Festivals, Film, Melbourne International Film Festival August 20, 2015 August 20, 2015

MIFF 2015 Film Review: Only the Dead (2015)

Michael Ware is a fascinating individual with insights into dark truths many of us may only glimpse in a life time. He is the…

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Film Review: Desire for Beauty (2013) 4
Documentary, Film, Foreign August 7, 2015 August 6, 2015

Film Review: Desire for Beauty (2013)

Desire for Beauty adds another voice to the discussion of beauty and how we define it, specifically looking at plastic surgery. The film documents…

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Film Review: Paper Towns (2015)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film July 21, 2015 July 21, 2015

Film Review: Paper Towns (2015)

Paper Towns is the second feature from Jake Schreier. Young adult romance script specialists and frequent collaborators Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber interpret John…

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Film Review: The Cut (2014)
Festivals, Film, Foreign May 20, 2015 May 19, 2015

Film Review: The Cut (2014)

WWI. Inarguably the greatest moral atrocity committed during a period of great moral atrocities was the genocide of the Armenians by the Ottoman Empire….

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Film Review: Who am I – No System is Safe (2014)
Current Theatrical Releases, Festivals, Film May 18, 2015 May 19, 2015

Film Review: Who am I – No System is Safe (2014)

Who Am I – No System Is Safe is the sophomore feature from German director Baran bo Odar. The film takes place in the…

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Film Review: Stations of the Cross (2014)
Festivals, Film, Foreign May 14, 2015 May 13, 2015

Film Review: Stations of the Cross (2014)

Stations of the Cross begins with one of the most fascinating and alienating opening pieces of dialogue put to film of recent memory. A…

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Film Review: Unfriended (2014)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film May 6, 2015 May 7, 2015

Film Review: Unfriended (2014)

In the screen and social media fixated world of 2015, Unfriended fits in quite snug. Set place entirely on browser, Skype, messenger and desktop, this…

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Film Review: Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
Animation, Current Theatrical Releases, Film April 7, 2015 April 6, 2015

Film Review: Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)

For those who don’t have children of television rearing age you may be unfamiliar with Shaun the Sheep. He was birthed in 1995 in…

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