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)…
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Film Review: A Simple Favour (2018)
byBased on the book of the same name by Darcey Bell, A Simple Favour sees Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick), a mummy blogger, trying to…
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: Joe Cinque’s Consolation (2016)
byIn 2004 Australian author Helen Gardner published Joe Cinque’s Consolation. Gardner’s seminal work reported on events that happened in Canberra in 2004, when Anu…
Film Review: The Girl on the Train (2016)
byReleased in 2015, Paula Hawkins‘ The Girl on the Train is the fastest selling adult novel in history. This is no doubt due to it…
Film Review: Mistress America (2015)
byFollowing his 2012 indie hit Frances Ha, Noah Baumbach reteams with his co-writer and star, Greta Gerwig for Mistress America. Having tackled differences between…
Film Review: Gone Girl (2014)
byTo call a film nihilistic isn’t necessarily a criticism of the given film, and if ever there was a case in point, it’s Gone…