Film Review: Crime Wave (2018)
byThis is the second year in a row that the Spanish Film Festival has announced itself by previewing a Maribel Verdu-led black comedy, and…
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Film Review: Burning (2018)
byBurning is (forgive the pun) a slow-burn. It is loosely based on the short story ‘Barn Burning’ by eccentric and celebrated Japanese novelist Haruki…
Film Review: The Aftermath (2019)
byFive months after the Nazi Empire surrendered to the Allies, Hamburg is the skeleton of a city. The promise of the Thousand Year Reich…
Film Review: The Hole in the Ground (2019)
byIn the last few years horror films have developed a fascination with parental anxiety. Perhaps it’s the reality of climate change sparking fear about…
Film Review: Mid90s (2018)
byHave we reached the stage where the ‘90s are officially nostalgic now? It appears so, with the aptly titled Mid90s taking audiences back to a…
Film Review: Woman at War (2018)
byThe setting for a film titled Woman at War in any other country would almost be self-explanatory, but in Iceland you can be assured…
Film Review: Us (2019)
byIf Shrek was to review Us I can foresee his intro: Us is like an onion; it has layers. Us is Jordan Peele’s sophomoric…
Film Review: Pet Sematary (2019)
byStephen King has a quick answer to which novel of his he finds the most frightening: Pet Sematary. Personally, I tend to agree. But…
Film Review: The Pretend One (2017)
bySpeaking from personal experience: when you’re an only child growing up in country Australia imagination is one of the most important things there is….
Film Review: Destroyer (2018)
byNicole Kidman has fallen into a bit of a rut of late. Australia’s golden girl, the Oscar winning heartthrob of the 2000s, has churned…