Film Review

Seriously Red Film Review @ Brisbane International Film Festival 2022

Effervescent and endearingly awkward, ‘Seriously Red’, will make you cringe in solidarity and curl your toes in delight.

Written by and starring Krew Boylan as...
The Woman King Film Review

There are good movies, and there are bad movies, but there are precious few that shatter preconceptions, and leave you seeking to learn more about the history being used as
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Muru Film Review

New Zealand born writer/director Tearepa Kahi draws inspiration from nearly 100 years of volatile relations between New Zealand’s Indigenous communities and colonial
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Halloween Ends Film Review

The finale of the new ‘Halloween’ trilogy is here – bringing with it a satisfying amount of loose-end-tying. While it trumps its messy predecessor ‘Halloween Kills’, there
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Moonage Daydream Film Review

David Bowie was a singular talent whose loss still resonates six years on from his death.

Yes, we will always have the music, but Bowie was more than the songs. He...
Three Thousand Years Of Longing Film Review

There are many purposes for stories, as Alithea Binnie finds.

Played by actress Tilda Swinton, the Northern English narratologist has devoted her contented and...
NOPE Film Review

'NOPE' is, at the core, a film about films, and a story about stories.

Drawing from inspiration such as 'The Thing' and Quentin Tarantino’s oeuvre, Jordan Peele...
Bullet Train Film Review

With two different trailers, playing the concept as both straight action and comedic bloodbath, it would be easy to think 'Bullet Train' is a movie no one is quite sure what
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Where The Crawdads Sing Film Review

In a world obsessed with forensics and sensationalist crime, it’s easy to overlook the unsettling horror of the witch hunt.

While the name gives a sense of a...
Thor: Love And Thunder Film Review

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has been with us for 14 years and as some heroes make way for new ones – the question for those that remain is. . . What next?

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Elvis Film Review

From the outset, it's hard to decide whether the words 'Baz Luhrmann and Elvis' are like chalk and cheese, or a solid match. Then you see the film, and realise everything
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Lightyear Film Review

To infinity and. . . back to 1995? The latest 'Toy Story' film is a prequel to our favourite Pixar movie of all time – but was it really necessary?

The latest 'Toy...
Jurassic World Dominion Film Review

Just like that, we seemingly reach the end of the 'Jurassic' era. What better way to bring things to a close than by recruiting some old friends, upping the action three or
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Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Film Review

Marvel Studios blasts open the Multiverse and imaginations with the release of ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’.

The second instalment in the Doctor...
Gold Coast Film Festival Closing Night – Bosch & Rockit Film Review

Set in the late 1990s and filmed at iconic Byron Bay, ‘Bosch & Rockit’ is a compelling story told through the eyes of a teenage boy that explores the journey through
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Gold Coast Film Festival Opening Night – How To Please A Woman Film Review

'How To Please A Woman' is a tender but naughty ‘coming-of-age’ comedy-drama about women who know what they want but are afraid to ask. And the ‘ask’ covers every facet of
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The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent Film Review

This film is just a delight from beginning to end, funny and goofy in a knowing way and, in retrospect, even deep. If you love one Mr Nicolas Cage and you love cinema – this
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Ambulance Film Review

‘Ambulance’ shares the traits of its namesake, it moves at breakneck speed, flashing its lights with all the whizbang effects of modern cinema.

Brimming with...
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore Film Review

It's the most fantastic of the three on many levels, but there's still a way to go.

'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore' knows, for the most part, what it...
Morbius Film Review

Coming off the high of breathing life back into cinema with ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, Sony Pictures releases ‘Morbius’ which proves dead on arrival.

Such are the...

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Film Review

Effervescent and endearingly awkward, ‘Seriously Red’, will make you cringe in solidarity and curl your toes in delight.

There are good movies, and there are bad movies, but there are precious few that shatter preconceptions, and leave you seeking to learn more about the history being used as

New Zealand born writer/director Tearepa Kahi draws inspiration from nearly 100 years of volatile relations between New Zealand’s Indigenous communities and colonial

The finale of the new ‘Halloween’ trilogy is here – bringing with it a satisfying amount of loose-end-tying. While it trumps its messy predecessor ‘Halloween Kills’, there

David Bowie was a singular talent whose loss still resonates six years on from his death.

There are many purposes for stories, as Alithea Binnie finds.

'NOPE' is, at the core, a film about films, and a story about stories.

With two different trailers, playing the concept as both straight action and comedic bloodbath, it would be easy to think 'Bullet Train' is a movie no one is quite sure what

In a world obsessed with forensics and sensationalist crime, it’s easy to overlook the unsettling horror of the witch hunt.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has been with us for 14 years and as some heroes make way for new ones – the question for those that remain is. . . What next?

From the outset, it's hard to decide whether the words 'Baz Luhrmann and Elvis' are like chalk and cheese, or a solid match. Then you see the film, and realise everything

To infinity and. . . back to 1995? The latest 'Toy Story' film is a prequel to our favourite Pixar movie of all time – but was it really necessary?

Just like that, we seemingly reach the end of the 'Jurassic' era. What better way to bring things to a close than by recruiting some old friends, upping the action three or

Marvel Studios blasts open the Multiverse and imaginations with the release of ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’.

Set in the late 1990s and filmed at iconic Byron Bay, ‘Bosch & Rockit’ is a compelling story told through the eyes of a teenage boy that explores the journey through

'How To Please A Woman' is a tender but naughty ‘coming-of-age’ comedy-drama about women who know what they want but are afraid to ask. And the ‘ask’ covers every facet of

This film is just a delight from beginning to end, funny and goofy in a knowing way and, in retrospect, even deep. If you love one Mr Nicolas Cage and you love cinema – this

‘Ambulance’ shares the traits of its namesake, it moves at breakneck speed, flashing its lights with all the whizbang effects of modern cinema.

It's the most fantastic of the three on many levels, but there's still a way to go.

Coming off the high of breathing life back into cinema with ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, Sony Pictures releases ‘Morbius’ which proves dead on arrival.