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Dark Waters Review – Competently Made, but Dreary and Limp

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February 27, 2020
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Todd Haynes has a filmography full of absolute gems. He’s a director able to balance stories with emotional gravitas and visual wonder; from the glitter splashed rock’n’roll of Velvet Goldmine to the muted and...

The Lighthouse Review – Cult Classic Perfection

Simone Grogan
February 19, 2020
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On my way to see this film, I thought about a story I had seen on TV some years ago about The Smalls Lighthouse Tragedy. Two men operated a lighthouse in Wales in the 1800s. During their stint, one of the men ...

1917 Review – A Technical Spectacle Lacking Some Heart

Simone Grogan
February 18, 2020
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Two infantry soldiers, Lance Cpl. Schofield (George MacKay) and Lance Cpl. Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) are given the task of delivering an urgent message to a fellow British battalion to call off a planned at...

New Aussie film Wild Butterfly Reveals Claire Murray’s Devastating Untold Story

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February 17, 2020
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Disturbing new information about the life of controversial Perth liver transplant recipient Claire Murray has been exposed nearly a decade after her tragic death.The documentary-drama Wild Butterfly, which pr...

Richard Jewell Review – Rinse and Repeat, Same Old Same from Clint Eastwood

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February 17, 2020
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In Richard Jewell, Clint Eastwood gives us yet another instalment in his mini-series of films about heroic individuals who defy the odds, resist the bureaucracy, and fight against government scrutiny to remain...

Honey Boy Review – Simply Put, A F**king Amazing Film

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February 14, 2020
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Honey Boy is Shia LaBeouf’s self-portrait of processing the lifelong resentment and rage of his childhood. It’s a tender film reflecting on growing up with a parent who never treated you how a parent is suppos...

Little Women Review – The Complexities of Being a Woman in the mid-1800s Brought to Life

Ella Smith
January 30, 2020
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Little Women is equal parts endearing and poignant, prepare to get sucked into the eloquence of art and quaintness of life of the mid 1800’s and into the lives of March girls (and be prepared not to want to le...

A Hidden Life Review – Terrence Malick Captures the Spectrum of Human Emotion in Slow-burning War-drama

Hagan Osborne
January 30, 2020
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The lengths taken by Nazi forces during World War II to forcibly enlist Austrian townspeople is depicted with heart-rending intensity in Terrence Malick’s latest historical drama, A Hidden Life. Based on r...

Just Mercy Review – Confronting, Puts an Unexpected Emotional Weight on Your Shoulders

Travis Akbar
January 24, 2020
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I am going to start by adding to some extra context to what I am going to write. Because I found Just Mercy to be not only extremely powerful, but also emotional. I decided that I was going to review Just M...

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Review – Nice Guys Finish First in this Sorta-Biopic of Mister Rogers

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Growing up in Australia in the mid-'90s, you were hard-pressed to find children's entertainment that didn't focus on brawling anime monsters or anthropomorphic bananas. That is where a beloved figure like ...
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