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December 31, 2019 April 20, 2023

Film Review: Parasite (2019)

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho has spent his career making expertly crafted, genre-defying films. With his latest film he has managed to outdo himself…

October 22, 2018 October 22, 2018

Film Review: Journey Beyond Fear (2018)

by Kendal Coombs

Journey Beyond Fear is an extraordinary debut feature documentary from filmmaker Robyn Hughan, a passion project filmed over seven years as 14-year-old Zahra and…

September 3, 2018 September 3, 2018

Film Review: The Merger (2018)

by Kendal Coombs

There are a few Australian traditions which are at once unifying and divisive – small rituals which exclude some and divide us into “teams” and…

June 18, 2018 June 18, 2018

Film Review: Foxtrot (2017)

by Dan Santos

There are few films in recent memory which are as magnificently crafted as Israeli film Foxtrot. Skillfully directed and written by Samuel Maoz, the…

March 23, 2018 March 23, 2018

Film Review: Columbus (2017)

by Dan Santos

“I believe if there’s any kind of God it wouldn’t be in any of us, not you or me but just this little space…

January 18, 2018 January 19, 2018

Film Review: The Shape of Water (2017)

by Ben Isbel

There’s been much anticipation for Guillermo del Toro’s latest feature. With a highly successful festival run (taking home best director and score at the…