Film Review: Jackie (2016)
byOn November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. In his latest film Jackie, director Pablo Larraín (probably most known for…
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Film Review: La La Land (2016)
byReal on-screen chemistry is hard to come by. Sometimes you get two actors with strong screen presence but they cancel each other out or run…
Film Review: Moana (2016)
byJust when you thought your kid might have stopped singing ‘Let it Go’ for five minutes, along comes another Disney princess film with another…
Film Review: A United Kingdom (2016)
byWhat the world needs now is love. Not just the title of the classic 1960s song, but also a fact that feels truer than…
Film Review: Son of Saul (2015)
byWith what would have to be one of the most astonishing debut films of all time – and horrific in a way that is…
Film Review: Theeb (2014)
byTheeb marks the beginning of two different yet equally important things. Firstly it’s the directorial debut of Naji Abu Nowar which marks him as…
Film Review: Trumbo (2015)
byIn the late 1940s Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) was a screenwriter with a talent that placed him at the vanguard of the Hollywood elite….
Film Review: 45 Years (2015)
byThere’s a quote that gets thrown around by both comedians and pessimists that goes “If marriage didn’t exist would you invent it?” Trying to…
Film Review: Brooklyn (2015)
byThe Oscars are almost in session, and we Australians know all too well what that means: February film releases. The highly-acclaimed Brooklyn arrives on…
Film Review: Sicario (2015)
bySicario (Spanish for ‘hitman’) is another slow-burn, tension-filled thriller for director Denis Villeneuve. Following in the footsteps of the simmering, morally ambivalent Prisoners, the…