Film Review: Peter Rabbit (2018)
byThe Tale of Peter Rabbit came out in 1902, which means that this beloved rabbit and his friends have been charming the English speaking…
Australian Cinema
Film Review: Mary Magdalene (2018)
byIn this day and age with significant amounts of people turning away from organised religion and, if the latest census data is to be…
Film Review: Kangaroo (2017)
byThink of Australia and you think of the kangaroo. A creature that was on this country 250,000 years before Indigenous Australians, an animal with…
Film Review: Sweet Country (2017)
bySweet Country is about cruelty in a beautiful land. A bitter country would also be an apt title. Cinematographer and director Warwick Thornton returns…
Film Review: Swinging Safari (2018)
byStephan Elliot has essentially mastered his own unique sub-genre here in Australia. With outrageous comedies like Priscilla that have their own slice of humour…
Film Review: Big in Japan (2018)
byYou may know the phrase ‘Big in Japan’, perhaps from a 2014 film, a 2009 TV Series or even a 1985 song by Alphaville. It refers to…
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…
Film Review: Better Watch Out (2016)
byBetter Watch Out, directed by Chris Peckover, is an Australian/American horror comedy set at Christmas time. Perhaps it does put up a little more cheer than…
Film Review: Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
byThor has always been the weird Avenger. Even in a team that includes smartarses in suits of armour, super soldiers, giant green rage monsters,…
Film Review: The Pink House (2017)
byThe Pink House aka Questa Casa is a brothel that has been running for 112 years. Situated in the desert town Kalgoorie, 600 kms…