Film Review: Gloria Bell (2018)
byThere’s a tried and tested formula for remaking successful foreign films in English. It’s been done many times with classics and independent hits alike….
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Film Review: 1985 (2018)
byAs the thirty year cycle of nostalgia plunges us deeper into the 1980s, American-Malaysian director Yen Tan goes back to the Christmas of 1985….
Film Review: Soldiers Without Guns (2019)
byIs there anything those New Zealanders can’t do? From inspirational Prime Ministers to legitimate claims over Sam Neill, our Kiwi friends always seem to…
Film Review: Avengers: Endgame (2019)
byThere’s never been a film quite like Endgame because the Marvel Cinematic Universe stands alone in the history of blockbuster entertainment. Eventually the superhero…
Film Review: Breaking Habits (2018)
byIn the town of Merced, California a small but growing sisterhood of like-minded nuns has formed. They’re the Sisters of the Valley, in the…
Film Review: Thunder Road (2018)
byThunder Road is a deeply humanistic film. Starring, directed and written by Jim Cummings, it focuses on a man – who is a son,…
Film Review: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
byDirector Terry Gilliam returns with The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, his latest feature film and the one he has been trying to make…
Film Review: Crime Wave (2018)
byThis is the second year in a row that the Spanish Film Festival has announced itself by previewing a Maribel Verdu-led black comedy, and…
Film Review: Burning (2018)
byBurning is (forgive the pun) a slow-burn. It is loosely based on the short story ‘Barn Burning’ by eccentric and celebrated Japanese novelist Haruki…
Film Review: The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
byMaggie Gyllenhaal stars as Lisa Spinelli in The Kindergarten Teacher, a story of poetry, obsession and projection on a very personal and uncomfortable level….