Film Review: Whitney: Can I Be Me? (2017)
byThe extraordinary biographical documentary Whitney: Can I Be Me?, directed by Nick Broomfield and Rudi Dolezal, explores the glorious singing sensation, Whitney Houston, and…
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Film Review: 20th Century Women (2016)
byReleased in the States last year and in contention for a Best Original screenplay at this year’s Oscars, it wouldn’t be a surprise if…
Film Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
byThere must be a “franchise blockbuster checklist” that gets ticked off whenever a new movie rolls off the big studio production line. Disney’s latest…
Film Review: Rules Don’t Apply (2016)
bySometimes you wonder who exactly a movie’s been made for. After over two hours of Warren Beatty’s rambling return to cinema – both onscreen…
Film Review: Viceroy’s House (2017)
bySet in 1947 India, Viceroy’s House is an historical drama about the handing over of sovereign rule from the British to the Indian people….
Film Review: Miss Sloane (2016)
byIt’s quite difficult to offer much by way of insight into Miss Sloane without giving much of the story away. The film relies on…
Film Review: Jasper Jones (2017)
byIn 2009 Fremantle based writer Craig Silvey released the novel Jasper Jones and it quickly became a hit with critics and readers alike. In…
Film Review: The Family (2016)
byWhen much of our media is dominated by fad and ‘false news’, it is quite interesting to see a film about a truly false…
Film Review: Fences (2016)
by“Some people build fences to keep people out…and other people build fences to keep people in” – August Wilson, Fences. Boundaries, borders, divisions, and…
Film Review: The Handmaiden (2016)
byWith The Handmaiden, director Park Chan-wook (perhaps best known for Oldboy) adds another visually indulgent and thematically risqué film to his resume. The screenplay,…