Film Review: Lean on Pete (2017)
byYorkshireman Andrew Haigh wouldn’t be the obvious person to adapt a novel like Lean on Pete by Willy Vlautin, portraying the trials of a…
Current Theatrical Releases
Review: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (2018)
byBack in 2000, the film gods gave us Billy Elliot, a story about a boy who wanted to break gender stereotypes and be a…
Film Review: Rubber Jellyfish (2018)
byExpectant mum and wildlife warrior Carly Wilson lives on the Gold Coast and has spent much of her working life caring for animals. So…
Film Review: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
byThe Nutcracker ballet has long been a staple of children’s Christmas entertainment, offering a world of dolls, mice, and best of all, dancing sweets….
Film Review: The Children Act (2017)
byIan McEwan’s penchant for fine storytelling is on display once more in The Children Act. Based on his novel of the same name, McEwan…
Film Review: Widows (2018)
byA film passes the Bechdel test when it meets three criteria: “(1) it has to have at least two women in it, who (2)…
Film Review: I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story (2018)
byFew things make people roll their eyes as much as a girl obsessed with a boyband. The crazy, screaming teenage girl who has lost…
Film Review: Wolfman’s Got Nards (2018)
byIn the current moment of popular culture there is no force more powerful than 1980s nostalgia. This isn’t too surprising, because as a general…
Film Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
byWatching with neck craned from the second row, it may be tempting to blame a middling response to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald…
Film Review: Shoplifters (2018)
byShoplifters is a film with little subtext, overtones or hidden meanings. It’s a film that offers up its narrative and characters simply, and ruminates…