Film Review: The Greatest Showman (2017)
by“Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for”. And so begins this year’s second lavish musical extravaganza, The Greatest Showman. But have…
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Film Review: Breathe (2017)
byWhat kind of film do you imagine when you hear the words “Andy Serkis‘ directorial debut”? The man who was at the vanguard of…
Film Review: Call Me by Your Name (2017)
byEver since it got its long awaited debut at Sundance at the beginning of the year Call Me by Your Name has earned a…
Film Review: Paddington 2 (2017)
by“Mrs Brown says that in London everyone is different, and that means anyone can fit in.” That was Paddington Brown in 2014. Clearly Mrs…
Film Review: Slack Bay (2016)
bySlack Bay (Ma Loute) is very difficult to categorise or to explain. Is it a period farce? Or an Agatha Christie style murder mystery?…
Film Review: Sami Blood (2016)
byThe first feature film by writer-director Amanda Kernell raises subject matter that should be more than a little familiar to Australians. This Swedish director’s…
Film Review: Ferdinand (2017)
byAll credit to 20th Century Fox. Any studio that opens an animated film on the same day as the new Star Wars is either…
Film Review: Downsizing (2017)
byAt the beginning of Downsizing, we’re asked to imagine two things. The first is that world is on the brink of ecological disaster and…
Film Review: Just to be Sure (2017)
byJust to be Sure (Ôtez-moi d’un Doute) is charming and funny, and perfectly timed for the holiday season. Erwan (François Damiens) is a bomb tester…
Film Review: The Florida Project (2017)
byFor many of us, childhood is the most wonderful of times. It’s when our curiosity peaks, when our uninhibitedness leads us to forge countless…