Film Review: Maiden (2018)
As the Me Too era feels like it’s starting to flag, and endless all female reboots of traditionally male franchises has reached peak cringe,…
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Film Review: Blinded by the Light (2019)
Based on the memoir of British journalist Sarfraz Manzoor Greeting From Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N’ Roll, Blinded by the Light is…
Film Review: Promised (2019)
Intent 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: Strange But True (2019)
Strange But True is a puzzle, but ultimately not in the way that it wants to be. It has you guessing to begin with, trying…
Film Review: Ad Astra (2019)
Writing takes time. Sorting out your thoughts and feelings and reactions takes time. But often we see only films just before they’re released and…
Film Review: Animals (2019)
Since 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: It Chapter Two (2019)
For the creatively named It Chapter Two, sequel to 2017’s It, director Andy Muschietti, screenwriter Gary Dauberman, and cinematographer Checco Varese all return. This…
Film Review: The Australian Dream (2019)
Directed by Daniel Gordon and written by Stan Grant, The Australian Dream is a documentary charting the career-ending experiences of racism subjected on Australian Rules…
Film Review: Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaw (2019)
If Dwayne Johnson’s biceps didn’t already look a little absurd, then they’re not getting any smaller on a 23-metre tall IMAX screen. Frankly it…
Film Review: Who You Think I Am (2019)
Most would think Juliette Binoche has nothing to worry about, but it seems Claire, her onscreen persona in Safy Nebbou’s Who You Think I…