Film Review: Pan (2015)
byJoe Wright’s Pan takes on many contemporary social issues. Mining, the exploit of children and slave labour, and the oppression of minority groups are…
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Film Review: Cut Snake (2014)
byMore than a full year after it debuted at MIFF, Cut Snake finally has its cinematic release in Australia. A gritty local crime thriller…
Film Review: The Diary of A Teenage Girl (2015)
byIf initially a title that includes the words ‘Diary’ and ‘Teenage Girl’ puts you off, don’t be dissuaded. Based on the cult novel by Phoebe Gloeckner, the first…
Film Review: Everest (2015)
byEverest is based on best-selling book Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, a member of the 1996 expedition, a character in the film and…
Film Review: London Road (2015)
byLondon Road can make the claim that it’s unlike any musical you’ve ever seen before. For starters it’s the first film produced by Britain’s…
Film Review: The Visit (2015)
byMost people know M. Night Shyamalan as the guy who peaked early with The Sixth Sense, trotted out some semi-respectable storylines in Unbreakable, Signs,…
Film Review: How to Change the World (2015)
byWith a clickbaity title and glowing endorsements from Greenpeace, you could be excused for thinking Jerry Rothwell’s How to Change the World is an…
Film Review: American Ultra (2015)
byLet’s smoke some weed and kick some arse! That’s not quite so much the premise of American Ultra, but more likely something the filmmakers…
Film Review: Graceful Girls (2015)
byAnyone who has ever participated in dance should appreciate Olivia Peniston Bird’s debut feature Graceful Girls. On the contrary, if exaggerated smiles, sequins, and…
Film Review: Oddball (2015)
bySet in the sleepy Victorian coastal town of Warrnambool, Oddball is based on the true story of a white maremma dog set with the…