Film Review: Mudbound (2017)
byMudbound is an intimate, sprawling epic. This might sound like a paradox – how can a film be both small and large scale, both…
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Film Review: In this Corner of the World (2016)
byHayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli has experienced so much success that, in the public mind, it has utterly co-opted the Japanese cinematic ‘anime’ landscape. When…
Film Review: Wonder Wheel (2017)
byStraight out of the swingin’ fifties is Woody Allen’s latest romantic drama Wonder Wheel. It captures the mood, lights and the hopeless romance all rolled up…
Film Review: Sweet Virginia (2017)
byIn Sweet Virginia, director Jamie M. Dagg explores the intersecting lives of several people in a small town, and the ways in which these…
Film Review: Wonder (2017)
byBased on the novel of the same name by R.J. Palacio, Wonder focuses on Auggie Pullman (Jacob Tremblay), a fifth-grader going to school for…
Film Review: Only the Brave (2017)
by“All men are created equal. But then, a few became firefighters.” – Joe Biden Anyone who grows up in country Australia knows there are few…
Film Review: The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
byWith filmmakers hungry to find their place in Christmas culture tradition, it’s inevitable that the masses will be force-fed platters upon platters of festive…
Film Review: The Disaster Artist (2017)
by“At this point it would be fucking weird if he didn’t do something fucking weird” No one sets out to make a bad movie….
Review: National Theatre Live: Peter Pan (2017)
by115 years after J.M. Barrie created him, Peter Pan is still an icon of popular culture with a new film, television appearance or stage…
Film Review: The Butterfly Tree (2017)
byFor some reason a lot of Australian cinema has a problem with tone. We all love seeing a good Aussie film and watching our…