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'Raya and the Last Dragon' Ticks All the Boxes (But Not in the Best Way)

By Nick Janks
1 day ago
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'Final Set' Review - An Entertaining Yet Predictable Sports Drama

By Ross Carroll
2 days ago

Director Quentin Reynaud’s Final Set is an off-beat sports tale centred around an ageing tennis protege who dreams of becoming something more while tackling some taxing personal problems.

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Not Even Tom Holland Can Save the Mess that is 'Cherry'

By Hector A. Gonzalez
3 days ago

Following up their directorial work on the highest-grossing film of all time, Avengers: Endgame (2019), the Russo’s are back in the director’s chair with Cherry.

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'The Godmother' (La Daronne) Review - A Messy Dark Comedy

By Ross Carroll
1 week ago

Isabelle Huppert stars as a no-nonsense Franco-Algerian Police Interpreter turned audaciously revered drug kingpin in Jean-Paul Salomé’s The Godmother.

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'Judas and the Black Messiah' Review - A Tragically Powerful True Story

By Hector A. Gonzalez
1 week ago

Judas and the Black Messiah takes you into the tragic true story of Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton and William O’Neal’s lives.

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'Boss Level' Review - A Quick-Witted Time-Loop Death-Fest

By Joshua Appadoo
1 week ago

Boss Level is an action/sci-fi film from the mind of Joe Carnahan, best known for Smoking Aces (2006) and The A-Team (2010).

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'Minari' is a Gorgeous, Timeless Family Drama with Universal Themes

By Nick Janks
2 weeks ago

Minari is a wonderfully shot, exceptionally profound drama film that focuses on the intersection between family and living one’s dream.

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'I Care a Lot' Review - Cruel People Doing Cruel Things

By Hector A. Gonzalez
2 weeks ago

I Care a Lot is a dark-comedy thriller focusing on the “care”, which is in quotes because the main character does not actually care for them: the elderly and their lack of autonomy.

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'Another Round' Review - A Drunken Cautionary Tale

By Joshua Appadoo
2 weeks ago

Directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring crowd favourite Mads Mikkelsen, Another Round (or Druk as it’s titled in Danish, which loosely translates to ‘binge drinking’) is a film that dives into the ups, downs, and all-arounds of alcohol.

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'The World to Come' - A Provocative 19th-Century Lesbian Love Story

By Aditi Saha
2 weeks ago

Directed by Mona Fastvold, The World to Come is a 19th-century same-sex romance story set on the icy backdrop of a secluded farmhouse.

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'The Mauritanian' - A Weak Legal Drama Saved by a Key Performance

By Hector A. Gonzalez
3 weeks ago

The Mauritanian is one of many films that deal with the Homeland Security aspect of the American justice system. It is a hard topic to touch upon.

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'The Little Things' Review - A Mid-Tier Serial Killer Drama at Best

By Nick Janks
3 weeks ago

The Little Things pays homage to 90s serial killer cop dramas and features award-winning actors that deserve to be in a better movie together.

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'Long Story Short' Review - An Inconsistent RomCom Charmer

By Ross Carroll
3 weeks ago

Brisbane native Josh Lawson directs Long Story Short, a romantic drama with a ​Twilight Zone-like twist centered around a man (Rafe Spall) who mysteriously jumps forward one year in time every few minutes after his wedding day.

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'The Pink Cloud' Review - A True Representation of Pandemic-Era Times

By Hector A. Gonzalez
4 weeks ago

Recently, directors everywhere have tried to make the first successful pandemic-era film, and none have succeeded. They try, and make them unrealistic, dull, and sort of a humdrum. It was not until Iuli Gerbase’s debut feature The Pink Cloud arrived to accurately portray the world we live in today.

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'David Byrne's American Utopia' Review - A Mesmerising Live Concert Film

By Ross Carroll
4 weeks ago

With live performances returning to some areas of the world recovering from the pandemic, David Byrne shows us what we were missing with American Utopia, directed by veteran filmmaker Spike Lee.

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'The Food Club' Review - A Heartfelt Dramedy Set in Stunning Italy

By Aditi Saha
4 weeks ago

The Food Club is a feel-good comedy-drama movie that is all about self-discovery, love, friendships, and second chances amongst three women in their 60s, set in an idyllic Italian backdrop.

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'Wrong Turn' (2021) is a Worthy Reboot for Blood-Starved Horror Fans

By Nick Janks
4 weeks ago

Wrong Turn sees a group of young people on a hiking trip venture off the beaten path, and suffer dearly for it.

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'The Dry' Review - A Compelling Australian Murder-Mystery

By Caspar Moxham
1 month ago

Robert Connolly’s latest venture, The Dry, is a quintessentially Australian film with a compelling storyline that survives patchy acting and the leaps of faith demanded by the plot.

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'Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story' - Documentary Review

By Nick Janks
02/02/21

Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story is a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of one of the most iconic animated shows of all time.

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'Savage' Review - A Dark, Twisted, and Mesmerising Kiwi Crime Drama

By James WF Roberts
01/02/21

A minute character study of fragility, warped masculinity, and a longing for connection drives Savage, the debut film by writer/director Sam Kelly.

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'Tenet' Review - A Fine Spectacle Film Lacking in Character Development

By Ross Carroll
30/01/21

Get ready to be confused because Christopher Nolan is back, and this time, time itself is the main character in Tenet.

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