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  • Ramblin' Racer Film Review @ Brisbane International Film Festival 2021

    Screening at the Brisbane International Film Festival 2021, ‘Ramblin’ Racer’ has the appeal of local boys done good.


    The audacity of big dreams and the courage to...
  • Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings Film Review

    ‘Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings’ has the winning charm and confidence of a new performer stepping into a much-vaunted arena. It may be a big budget Marvel

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  • Candyman Film Review

    Based upon a Clive Barker short story, the original ‘Candyman’ was released at an interesting point in horror film history.


    The early '90s were a transitionary...
  • Free Guy Film Review

    ‘Free Guy’ is here to play the hero in a pretty chaotic world.


    Ryan Reynolds plays Guy – an NPC in an open-world video game called ‘Free City’ – who becomes...
  • The Ice Road Film Review

    Veteran actor Liam Neeson returns to the screen in one of his last action roles (before retiring from the genre) in the intense and visually stunning film ‘The Ice

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  • Jungle Cruise Film Review

    Fans of classic Disneyland will enjoy this ride come to life, but others might be hoping for more action.


    'Jungle Cruise' stars fan favourites Emily Blunt (Lily)...
  • Old Film Review

    This new M. Night Shyamalan film is beautiful, thought-provoking and haunting, but fails on both the writing front and to live up to the highs of Shyamalan’s earlier

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  • Gunpowder Milkshake Film Review

    Warning: if stylised, choreographed violence is not your thing best you walk away now 'cause the majority of this film is one chaotic fight scene after the next.


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  • Black Widow Film Review

    Scarlett Johansson reprises her role as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow in one of the most long-awaited Marvel origin stories, ‘Black Widow’ (out 8 July).


    Since the...
  • Fast & Furious 9 Film Review

    Super powerful magnets and rocket cars? 'Fast & Furious 9' is the furthest from realism that we’ve seen so far.


    It seems that taking a creative break during...
  • In The Heights Film Review

    'In The Heights' is the kind of uplifting, special film the world needs right now.


    The film, based on the stage musical of the same name, introduces audiences to...
  • P!nk – All I Know So Far Film Review

    If you needed any proof that P!nk (Alicia Moore) is a class act, ‘All I Know So Far’ does the job.


    This Amazon Prime exclusive documentary (directed by Australia's...
  • A Quiet Place Part II Film Review

    Director John Krasinski tells audiences in a post-screening virtual Q&A that he originally never intended for there to be a sequel to ‘A Quiet Place’. Quite surprising to

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  • Mortal Kombat Review

    For the uninitiated, 'Mortal Kombat' – which began as a 1992 arcade game – follows a group of fighters who participate in a multi-dimensional death battle called Mortal

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  • Wishlist Film Review @ 2021 Spanish Film Festival

    After a year-long hiatus, the Moro Spanish Film Festival returns this month with a programme brimming with some of the best productions to come out of Spain and Latin America

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  • Godzilla vs. Kong Film Review

    With a title like 'Godzilla vs. Kong' you know exactly what you’re going to get, and boy does this movie deliver!


    Very loud with lots of bright flashing lights?...
  • Unsound Film Review

    'Unsound' is a powerful film, directed by Ian Watson, and written by Ally Burnham. It portrays the journey and romance of two young queer people, Finn and Noah, in Northern

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  • Cosmic Sin Film Review

    Writer/Director Edward Drake ('Apex', 'Broil') explores mankind’s seemingly unquenchable thirst for violence in his new film ‘Cosmic Sin’; which paints a bleak picture of a

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  • Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2021 Preview Brisbane Review @ Palace Barracks Cinemas

    After a debilitating and depressing year for the arts in 2020, it was just so lovely to be able to head back into the movie theatre and settle back to watch a

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  • The Little Things Film Review

    'The Little Things' brings together the prodigious talent of three Oscar winners – Denzel Washington ('Glory' and 'Training Day'), Rami Malek ('Bohemian Rhapsody') and Jared

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