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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.

An Interview with Greg Sestero
Current Theatrical Releases, Film, Interview July 5, 2018 August 6, 2026

An Interview with Greg Sestero

Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 5 July 2018 Greg Sestero. The beginning of his story isn’t atypical of many other aspiring actors trying…

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Film Review: In Times of Fading Light (2017)
Festivals, Film, Foreign May 20, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: In Times of Fading Light (2017)

Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 20 May 2018 In Times of Fading Light is a film about two things: a communist party member’s…

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Film Review: Loveless (2017)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film, Foreign April 22, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: Loveless (2017)

Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 22 April 2018 Andrey Zvyagintsev, master of nihilism, focuses all his dark energies on his latest work Loveless….

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Film Review: A Quiet Place (2018)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film April 5, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: A Quiet Place (2018)

Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 5 April 2018 John Krasinski’s star is on the rise in the land of Tinseltown. The former star…

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Film Review: Early Man (2018)
Animation, Current Theatrical Releases, Film March 28, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: Early Man (2018)

Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 28 March 2018 Nick Park, legendary stop motion genius behind Wallace and Gromit and the Aardman studio gives…

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Film Review: The Death of Stalin (2017)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film March 25, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: The Death of Stalin (2017)

Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 25 March 2018 The man who gave us The Thick of It and Veep strikes comedy gold again…

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Film Review: The Divine Order (2017)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film, Foreign March 20, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: The Divine Order (2017)

Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 20 March 2018 Remember when women couldn’t vote? Of course not; it was 1908 when Victoria became the…

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Film Review: Geek Girls (2017)
Documentary, Film March 5, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: Geek Girls (2017)

Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 5 March 2018 Writer and director Gina Hara has created an interesting and very specific subculture exploration.  Documentary Geek…

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Film Review: Black Panther (2018)
Current Theatrical Releases, Film February 14, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: Black Panther (2018)

Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 14 February 2018 In the late 90s Wesley Snipe came to Marvel with an idea to adapt Black Panther…

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Film Review: Created Equal (2018)
Film, New DVD releases February 12, 2018 August 6, 2026

Film Review: Created Equal (2018)

Written by Ben Isbel Originally published 12 February 2018 Edy Ganem is Alejandra (Ali) Batista. She is suing the catholic church to become a…

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