Film Review: Onward (2020)
byThe team at Disney Pixar simply don’t know how to make a bad film. And it’s inevitable that their latest release, Onward, will join…
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Film Review: Downhill (2020)
byThere are notable exceptions – think A Bigger Splash, Some Like it Hot or The Birdcage – but the rule that English-language remakes are…
Film Review: Honeyland (2019)
byFor almost sixty years Hatidže has walked and worked the stark, sparse valley and mountain landscape of remote northern Macedonia. We first see her…
Film Review: Honey Boy (2019)
byShia LaBeouf has been an actor since he was a child. And, like many others who also started out young in Hollywood, his transition…
Film Review: The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
byPremiering at the 2019 South by Southwest Festival, The Peanut Butter Falcon, feature debut of filmmakers Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, became a sleeper…
Film Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood (2019)
byEarly on in Marielle Heller’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood, it’s tempting to put yourself in Lloyd Vogel’s shoes and wander ‘What is…
Film Review: Bombshell (2019)
byBombshell is a film of its time. Its three A-list female leads reflect the movement against male-centric casting, its impressive make-up work demonstrates that…
Film Review: Jojo Rabbit (2019)
byI always try to go into a screening cold, but sometimes it’s impossible to ignore the noise around a film. Taika Waititi‘s latest is…
Film Review: What Will Become of Us (2019)
byIn this mad world of shadowy billionaires ruling from behind the curtains, it’s rare to get a peek behind the curtain and see one…
Film Review: Suzi Q (2019)
byFor younger audiences who may only have a passing association with the legend that is Suzi Quatro, perhaps only recognising her name from conversations…