Film Review: Drug Stories (2018)
byEveryone at one stage or another has been told by someone not to get into narcotics. The effort behind that dissuasion can vary depending…
Film Review: An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn (2018)
byThings aren’t going great for Lulu Danger (Aubrey Plaza) when her manager and husband Shane (Emile Hirsch) fires her from the crappy restaurant diner…
Review: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (2018)
byBack in 2000, the film gods gave us Billy Elliot, a story about a boy who wanted to break gender stereotypes and be a…
Film Review: Rubber Jellyfish (2018)
byExpectant mum and wildlife warrior Carly Wilson lives on the Gold Coast and has spent much of her working life caring for animals. So…
Film Review: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
byThe Nutcracker ballet has long been a staple of children’s Christmas entertainment, offering a world of dolls, mice, and best of all, dancing sweets….
Film Review: The Children Act (2017)
byIan McEwan’s penchant for fine storytelling is on display once more in The Children Act. Based on his novel of the same name, McEwan…
Film Review: Widows (2018)
byA film passes the Bechdel test when it meets three criteria: “(1) it has to have at least two women in it, who (2)…
Film Review: I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story (2018)
byFew things make people roll their eyes as much as a girl obsessed with a boyband. The crazy, screaming teenage girl who has lost…
Film Review: Wolfman’s Got Nards (2018)
byIn the current moment of popular culture there is no force more powerful than 1980s nostalgia. This isn’t too surprising, because as a general…
Film Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
byWatching with neck craned from the second row, it may be tempting to blame a middling response to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald…