Film Review: Hero (2019)
byKicking off this year’s Russian Resurrection Film Festival, Hero is a “spy-thriller” about Russian sleeper cells all over the world awaiting instructions from a shadowy government…
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Film Review: Pain & Glory (2019)
byA Pedro Almodovar film can be a little like an amusement ride down a dark tunnel. Will it be romantic? Titillating? Kitsch? Enthralling? The…
Film Review: Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)
byWritten and directed by Paul Downs Colazzio, and inspired by his roommate, Brittany Runs a Marathon is a perfectly likeable story about that tumultuous…
Film Review: Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
byThere’s a scene in the first season of Lost where two main characters find their friend Charlie hanging from a tree. Jack, who is…
Film Review: Yuli (2018)
byFor those unfamiliar with the world of ballet, the immediate significance of Icíar Bollaín’s Yuli, a biopic detailing the rise of Cuban dancer Carlos…
Film Review: Fisherman’s Friends (2019)
byClusters of orange lichen-covered roofs, peeks of sandy beach, and ocean spreading into the distance. Gull cries mixed with the slap of waves against…
Film Review: Ready or Not (2019)
byThere are two ways to deal with a ridiculous premise. You can try making sense of it all through convoluted exposition or fantastical world…
Film Review: Maiden (2018)
byAs the Me Too era feels like it’s starting to flag, and endless all female reboots of traditionally male franchises has reached peak cringe,…
Film Review: Blinded by the Light (2019)
byBased on the memoir of British journalist Sarfraz Manzoor Greeting From Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N’ Roll, Blinded by the Light is…
Film Review: Promised (2019)
byIntent and effort count for a lot but, unfortunately for Promised, it can’t make up for the numerous flaws that reduce this Melbourne production…