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Last Christmas Review – Hopefully the Last Christmas Movie

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Directed by Paul Feig, Last Christmas stars Emilia Clarke as Kate, a young woman in London burning the candle at both ends and struggling every step of the way. Her life starts to turn around when she meets To...

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‘But the world was changing and so were we – some of us sooner than others.’ Promised, written and directed by Nick Conidi (co-directed with Tony Ferrieri), is a film which draws inspiration from Conidi’s p...

Brittany Runs a Marathon Review – A Film About All the Things You Can Do When You Love Yourself

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October 31, 2019
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Starring Jillian Bell, written and directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo (based on and made for his actual friend, Brittany, who, yes, ran a marathon!), Brittany Runs A Marathon is an absolute hoot. And, importantly...

Ready or Not Review – Samara Weaving Stuns in This Black Comedy Horror

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Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, Ready or Not stars Samara Weaving as Grace, a newlywed marrying into the Le Domas dynasty, a family who have made an empire out of various gaming. On her we...

Letterkenny Review – Parks and Recreation for People Who Day Drink

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Australia only getting apprised of the brilliant Canadian comedy series Letterkenny a full seven seasons into its run is grounds for dissolving the Commonwealth. Right now, all six episodes of 2016’s Season...

National Theatre Live: Fleabag Review – As Essential as the TV Show

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge is having, what they call in the entertainment industry, ‘a moment’. Having just won a bucket load of Emmy’s for the second season of Fleabag (trumping expected winner Julia Louise Dreyfus...

The Book of Mormon Review – Bawdy Broadway Brilliance

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October 3, 2019
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Musical theatre fans in Perth are used to patiently waiting their turn. Two years after it was first performed in Sydney and eight years since it first appeared on Broadway, The Book of Mormon finally rings...

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From big-budget action blockbusters, to razor sharp female-led comedy and edge-of-your seat thrillers, the Russian Resurrection Film Festival is proud to be returning down-under in 2019, bringing with it a smo...

Standing Up for Sunny Cinefest Oz Review – A Genuinely Hilarious Treat of a Film

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In Standing Up for Sunny, RJ Mitte stars as Travis, a socially isolated, perennially grumpy, guy living with cerebral palsy. He has a major gripe with the world: the fact that there are other people in it. Tra...

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Coming hot on the heels of Breath and Jasper Jones, and getting the jump on Dirt Music, The Naked Wanderer is the latest West Australian tourism ad campaign masquerading as a film. But, unlike Breath and Jaspe...
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