Film Review: I Am No Bird (2019)
by“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will”. So responds the titular Jane…
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Film Review: Eating Animals (2017)
byIt’s likely that even the staunchest vegan-hating carnivores don’t like watching footage of animals getting tortured. One suspects this is why many people have…
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: 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…
Film Review: Zombieland 2: Double Tap (2019)
byWith DNA infused with movie metaness and blood (lots and lots of blood) that runs with the spirit of video games, Zombieland 2: Double…
Film Review: The Portal (2019)
byTwenty minutes into The Portal, you’d be forgiven for not knowing what you’re watching. By this stage, director/writer Jacqui Fifer and co-writer Tom Cronin have introduced…
Film Review: Working Woman (2018)
byIn an industry where so many female characters are written and directed by men, it really is noticeable when the tables are turned. Female…
Film Review: Animals (2019)
bySince the critical success of her debut feature 52 Tuesdays, Adelaide filmmaker Sophie Hyde has had her fingers in many pies, including this SBS…
Film Review: Good Boys (2019)
byIt feels like 12-year-old me – which was not that long ago – grew up in a different world to today’s kids. We didn’t…
Film Review: It Chapter Two (2019)
byFor the creatively named It Chapter Two, sequel to 2017’s It, director Andy Muschietti, screenwriter Gary Dauberman, and cinematographer Checco Varese all return. This…