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Portrait of a Lady on Fire Review – A Film You Want to Fall in Love With

January 10, 2020

Written and directed by Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire stars Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel as Marianne and Héloïse, a painter and her unknowing subject, respectively. Marianne is sent to the isla...

The Lighthouse Review – A Sea-Salt-Soaked Waiting for Godot

Andrew F Peirce

January 10, 2020

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Whatever goat or seagull that Robert Eggers slaughtered at the altar of his chosen deity needs to be thanked eternally for their sacrifice. Their blood being spilled has allowed a creative mind to be unleashed...

Bombshell Review – Great Performances Fail to Give This One Purpose

Christopher Spencer

January 8, 2020

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Directed by Jay Roach, Bombshell stars Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly, Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson, and Margot Robbie as Kayla Pospisil: three women who used to work for FOX News and who were, among many...

La Belle Époque Review – The Kind of Film You Want to Show Your Parents

Andrew F Peirce

January 7, 2020

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The plot to Nicolas Bedos’ joyous French rom-com La Belle Epoque initially feels like everything we’ve seen before from the romance genre: An ageing man, Victor (Daniel Auteuil), finds his marriage with Marian...

Two Heads Creek Review – Classist Ocker Comedy Fails to Impress

Travis Johnson

January 6, 2020

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There’s a style of comedy fairly common in Australian culture that really gets my back up, and it’s classist ocker comedy. You know the type: take a small Australian community – generally rural but occasio...

Nekrotronic Review – Ozploitation Ghostbusters Has Rough Edges but Has a Fierce Desire to Entertain

Travis Johnson

January 6, 2020

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A few years on from their gleefully gross zombie flick Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, sibling directing team Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner bring us their second feature, Nekrotronic (also known as Nekromancer in...

1917 Review – A Long Shot in Stakes and Filmmaking

Hagan Osborne

January 6, 2020

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It is the First World War. The unnerving silence of a quaint French town - now occupied by German military forces - is interrupted by the sound of invading soldiers making howling commands. The fall o...

Stars Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker Review – This is the End

Christopher Spencer

December 30, 2019

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A quick look into Episode IX’s production will tell all you need to know about its problems. Carrie Fisher’s untimely passing, the divided fanbase left from The Last Jedi, and original director Colin Trevorrow...

Uncut Gems Review – A Confronting Film That’ll Leave You Needing a Cold Shower

Jonathan Spiroff

December 30, 2019

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Back in 2017, directors Josh and Benny Safdie broke out with their hyper-stylised, synth-infused indie thriller, Good Time – a film which earned the Safdie brothers mainstream attention, after a decade on the ...

The Witcher Review – Essential Viewing for Fantasy Fans

Jonathan Spiroff

December 28, 2019

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When looking out at the television landscape in 2019, it’s difficult to avoid a streamer or network without a flagship fantasy series currently being aired, or deep in development. Amazon is preparing serie...

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True History of the Kelly Gang Review – The War Between Ned Kelly the Man and Ned Kelly the Idea Writ Large

Underwater Review – K-Stew’s Heavy Breathing Cannot Salvage this Empty Vessel

Hour Of Power – With Katie Lees And Grace Rouvray Review

A Simple Space Fringe Review – An Unforgettable Dance Comedy Experience that Can’t Be Missed

Dolittle Review – An Inexplicable Garbage Dump

Woodstock At Fifty: A Venue For The End Of The World Director Aidan Prewitt Interview

Hour of Power Comedians Katie Lees and Grace Rouvray Interview

Interview with Me and My Left Brain Writer/Director/Actor Alex Lykos

H is for Happiness Interview with Director John Sheedy and Star Daisy Axon

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Interview with KGB Actor Bjorn Stewart

Koko: A Red Dog Story Interview with Directors Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce

Portrait of a Lady on Fire Review – A Film You Want to Fall in Love With

The Lighthouse Review – A Sea-Salt-Soaked Waiting for Godot

Bombshell Review – Great Performances Fail to Give This One Purpose

La Belle Époque Review – The Kind of Film You Want to Show Your Parents

Two Heads Creek Review – Classist Ocker Comedy Fails to Impress

Nekrotronic Review – Ozploitation Ghostbusters Has Rough Edges but Has a Fierce Desire to Entertain

1917 Review – A Long Shot in Stakes and Filmmaking

Stars Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker Review – This is the End

Uncut Gems Review – A Confronting Film That’ll Leave You Needing a Cold Shower

The Witcher Review – Essential Viewing for Fantasy Fans