Film Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, written and directed by Martin McDonagh, is both emotionally raw and hilariously irreverent. And despite its somewhat cumbersome title,…
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5 Great Underdog Stories in Cinema
Modern cinema has a lot to thank its underdog for. Let’s face it: everyone loves watching a rags-to-riches story. Underdogs appear in all walks…
Film Review: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
It’s a common complaint that cinema has nothing new to offer these days. And that’s wrong, because if you care to expand your viewing…
Film Review: The Greatest Showman (2017)
“Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for”. And so begins this year’s second lavish musical extravaganza, The Greatest Showman. But have…
Film Review: Breathe (2017)
What kind of film do you imagine when you hear the words “Andy Serkis‘ directorial debut”? The man who was at the vanguard of…
What Makes The Perfect Christmas Movie?
Christmas movies may not be the greatest movies of all time, but they are an essential part of the holiday spirit. There’s something so…
Film Review: Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Ever since it got its long awaited debut at Sundance at the beginning of the year Call Me by Your Name has earned a…
Film Review: Paddington 2 (2017)
“Mrs Brown says that in London everyone is different, and that means anyone can fit in.” That was Paddington Brown in 2014. Clearly Mrs…
Film Review: Slack Bay (2016)
Slack Bay (Ma Loute) is very difficult to categorise or to explain. Is it a period farce? Or an Agatha Christie style murder mystery?…
Film Review: Sami Blood (2016)
The first feature film by writer-director Amanda Kernell raises subject matter that should be more than a little familiar to Australians. This Swedish director’s…