Film Review: Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020)
byIn the grand tradition of fictional detectives, Miss Phryne Fisher is second to none. A private lady detective, she made herself useful driving an…
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Film Review: The Professor and the Madman (2019)
byNot often does a star of his own film go to court to prevent the release of said film, but then Mel Gibson has…
Film Review: Colour Out of Space (2019)
byThere’s plenty of hype around Colour Out of Space for a variety of reasons: Richard Stanley directs his first film after his infamous sacking…
Film Review: The Lighthouse (2019)
byDirector Robert Eggers’ second film is a dreary, deranged dream – strange and surreal and inscrutable. In The Lighthouse, Eggers, with a screenplay he co-wrote…
Film Review: For Sama (2019)
byAmong the most confronting viewing experiences in recent years, For Sama is an essential story of war torn Syria, and the revolutionary people of…
Film Review: A Hidden Life (2019)
bySurrender. That’s what the A Hidden Life experience calls for. Ironically. A willingness to engage, to focus. An openness to Terrence Malick’s cinematic thesis. All these…
Film Review: The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
byPremiering at the 2019 South by Southwest Festival, The Peanut Butter Falcon, feature debut of filmmakers Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, became a sleeper…
Film Review: Like a Boss (2020)
byRose Byrne and Tiffany Haddish star in Miguel Arteta’s Like a Boss, the latest chick flick to remind us that female friendships matter and…
Film Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood (2019)
byEarly on in Marielle Heller’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood, it’s tempting to put yourself in Lloyd Vogel’s shoes and wander ‘What is…
Film Review: Underwater (2020)
byUnderwater is a sci-fi horror set deep deep down, in the depths of the Mariana Trench. The action starts more or less immediately and…