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Summerland Review – A Sensitive and Charming Gentle Comfort Film to Enjoy

Summerland Review – A Sensitive and Charming Gentle Comfort Film to Enjoy

Nadine Whitney Dec 30, 2020 4 min read
Films Reviews Drama Gemma Arterton Gugu Mbatha-Raw Jessica Swale Penelope Wilton Review Romance Summerland

Powered by JustWatch In a seaside cottage in 1975 Alice Lamb (Penelope Wilton) hunches over a typewriter and is disturbed by a knock at the door. Two children are asking for donations for the el…

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A Sunburnt Christmas Review – A New Aussie Chrissy Classic is Born

A Sunburnt Christmas Review – A New Aussie Chrissy Classic is Born

Andrew F Peirce Dec 25, 2020 3 min read
Films Reviews Christiaan Van Vuuren Christmas Eadan McGuiness Ling Cooper Tang Review Sullivan Stapleton Tatiana Goode

Powered by JustWatch Across three films, (Snowtown, Acute Misfortune, Measure for Measure), Daniel Henshall has perfected the piercing stare. It’s a look that tears open your soul and glares int…

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End of the Century Review – A Satisfying Ode to the Possibilities of Affection

End of the Century Review – A Satisfying Ode to the Possibilities of Affection

Scot F Dec 23, 2020 3 min read
Films Reviews End of the Century Juan Barerini Lucio Castro Queer cinema Ramon Pujol Review Romance

Powered by JustWatch A bittersweet film, End of the Century tells of a reunion and the attempt to find the middle ground between romantic possibility and our limited reality. Sometimes, the peop…

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Happiest Season Review - A Pleasant Delight of a Feelgood Film that Helps Wrap Up a Bad Year

Happiest Season Review - A Pleasant Delight of a Feelgood Film that Helps Wrap Up a Bad Year

Christopher John Dec 22, 2020 3 min read
Films Reviews Christmas Comedy Happiest Season Kristen Stewart Mackensie Davis Review Romance

Powered by JustWatch First things first: I don’t like most Christmas movies. No, I’m not a fan of Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, Home Alone, The Santa Clause, Lo…

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The Croods: A New Age Review: A Paleo-Terrific Animated Romp, Right for all Ages

The Croods: A New Age Review: A Paleo-Terrific Animated Romp, Right for all Ages

Hagan Osborne Dec 22, 2020 3 min read
Films Reviews Animation Comedy Emma Stone Joel Crawford Kelly Marie Tran Leslie Mann Nicolas Cage Peter Dinklage Ryan Reynolds The Croods

Powered by JustWatch An age has passed since we last saw The Croods (2013) on-screen. Its modest box-office take and rocky (pun intended) reception, not to mention countless production delays a…

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This is What an Iraqi Looks Like Review - An Incredible Feat of Talented Voices Taking Ownership of Their Stories

Dania Shah Khan Dec 21, 2020 3 min read
Reviews Iraqi Diaspora Creatives Network multicultural This is What an Iraqi Looks Like Webseries

As a female Pakistani artist, living in Australia, the web series This Is What An Iraqi Looks Like is just what I needed to watch this year. Created by HAJER, founder of the Iraqi Diaspora Creatives N…

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Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra - Revelation Film Festival Review

Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra - Revelation Film Festival Review

Christopher John Dec 21, 2020 2 min read
Films Reviews australian film documentary Firestarter Indigenous Australia Revelation Film Festival Review Story of Bangarra

Before Wednesday the 9th of December, I had never been to anything close to a film festival. I’ve seen my fair share of “festival darlings”, but I’ve always wanted to experience being on the ground-fl…

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Wonder Woman 1984 Review – Wishmaster Series Gets a Dull Superhero Reboot

Wonder Woman 1984 Review – Wishmaster Series Gets a Dull Superhero Reboot

Andrew F Peirce Dec 21, 2020 4 min read
Films Reviews Chris Pine Diana Prince Gal Gadot Kristen Wiig Patty Jenkins Pedro Pascal Review Superhero Wonder Woman

Powered by JustWatch Wonder Woman 1984 (or, as is titled in the credits WW84) takes place in the height of eighties America. Greed, for lack of a better word, is good, and as a social currency,…

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Promising Young Woman Review - Does to the Patriarchy What Get Out Did to Racism: Tears. It. Down.

Promising Young Woman Review - Does to the Patriarchy What Get Out Did to Racism: Tears. It. Down.

Andrew F Peirce Dec 17, 2020 4 min read
Films Reviews Comedy Drama Emerald Fennell horror Laverne Cox misogyny Promising Young Woman Review

Powered by JustWatch Content warning: Promising Young Woman is a film that discusses and has depictions of sexual assault. While this usually would be a reason to avoid the content, I do highly…

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The Dressmaker Review - One of the Most Iconic, Defining Entries in the Australian Film Pantheon

The Dressmaker Review - One of the Most Iconic, Defining Entries in the Australian Film Pantheon

Andrew F Peirce Dec 15, 2020 5 min read
Films Reviews australian cinema australian film Jocelyn Moorhouse Judy Davis Kate Winslet Liam Hemsworth Revenge Review The Dressmaker western

Powered by JustWatch Deep in the background, as the obligatory Aussie film drone shot opens Jocelyn Moorhouse’s masterful Western The Dressmaker, you can faintly hear the iconic whistle of Ennio…

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I’m Not Dead Yet and I’ve Got Something to Say

Andrew F Peirce Dec 15, 2020 12 min read
Articles Australian culture australian film depression Film critcism Mental illness Sweet Country

Content Warning: This post contains discussions of death, suicide, and mental illness. Not dead yet. This has become my go-to response when people ask me ‘how I’m going?’ After a spate of heightened…

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The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone Review – A Needless Rework of an Already Certified Dud

The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone Review – A Needless Rework of an Already Certified Dud

Christopher John Dec 11, 2020 5 min read
Films Reviews classic cinema Diane Keaton Francis Ford Coppola Gangsters Mario Puzo Oscars Review Sofia Coppola The Godfather

Powered by JustWatch It has been thirty years since the release of The Godfather Part III. At the time, the film received mixed-to-positive reviews, with critics favouring Pacino’s performance b…

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