Film Review: Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 (2017)
In cinema there is a phenomena known as the “Cult” film. A film can become a cult classic for a number of reasons, but…
By The Sea
Film Review: Back to Burgundy (2017)
“You like wine, then you make wine,” says Jean (Pio Marmaï) to his beleaguered sister, Juliette (Ana Girardot). She’s battling unruly grape pickers, who…
Film Review: Foxtrot (2017)
There are few films in recent memory which are as magnificently crafted as Israeli film Foxtrot. Skillfully directed and written by Samuel Maoz, the…
Film Review: The Leisure Seeker (2017)
Paolo Virzi’s The Leisure Seeker is one of those films you’re going to want to discuss as soon as you leave the cinema. It’s…
Film Review: The Bookshop (2018)
Who wouldn’t like a bookshop in their main street? What kind of sociopath would it take to oppose such an innocent undertaking? These are…
Film Review: Midnight Oil: 1984 (2018)
Midnight Oil: 1984, focuses on the year 1984, a time fans could tell you that the iconic album (no. 5) Red Sails in the…
Film Review: The Gateway (2018)
Locally grown science fiction is a seldom seen thing in Australia. Apart from a few series on ABC3 and a few films dropped in…
Film Review: Unsane (2018)
This may not be the first film to be shot entirely on phones, but it may well be the most high-profile to date. When…
Film Review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a terrible name for a rather lovely film. In this age of CGI cataclysms and superhero…
Film Review: Chappaquiddick (2017)
The fates were particularly cruel to the Kennedy family in the 20th century. Everyone knows about John F. Kennedy’s infamous motorcade through downtown Dallas,…