Polite Society Review - Sundance Film Festival
Writer and director Nida Manzoor broke out with her hit television show We Are Lady Parts that followed a bunch of British Muslim girls who formed a punk band. Manzoor’s debut feature Polite Society c…
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The Whale Review – Brendan Fraser Stuns in an Excursion into Unrelenting Miserabilism
Powered by JustWatch Divisive director Darren Aronofsky sometimes wants you to have a bad time at the cinema because of the subject matter: Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan, and The Wrestler. Som…
Babylon Review – An Endearing Mess of a Film About the Birth of Hollywood
Powered by JustWatch A trend for ageing filmmakers of late is to create a film that is their personal ode to cinema. When young writer and director Damien Chazelle announced he was making a film…
Nine Days Review – A Character-Based Drama That Has Stellar and Beautiful Moments
Edson Oda’s feature debut Nine Days asks what it is to live. The answer is complex and beyond most of us, and to an extent it is beyond Oda himself, so he has crafted an intimate drama about the great…
My Old School Review – Perth Lotterywest Film Festival
With My Old School, filmmaker Jono McLeod retells the story of his classmate ‘Brandon Lee’ (not real name) at Bearsden Academy in Glasgow in the early 90s, and the curious and ‘legendary’ (their word,…
<em>Everybody Loves Jeanne</em> (<em>Tout le monde aime Jeanne</em>) Review – Perth Lotterywest Film Festival
Jeanne (Blanche Gardin) is having a very bad year. Her pivotal marine-cleaning invention is an instant-disaster, failing at launch and sinking to the bottom of the ocean. Jeanne turns into a social me…
Supernova Review – Abundant Warmth Surrounds A Heartbreak, Love-Affirming Film
The sophomore directorial effort from Harry Macqueen proves that sometimes the greatest success a film can have is in its casting of the lead roles. Supernova pairs the veteran actors Colin Firth and…
The War of the Worlds Imprint Films 4K & Blu-ray Limited Edition Release Review
I can’t recall how old I was the first time I watched Byron Haskin’s genre-defining 1953 classic The War of the Worlds, but what I do recall is the impact of seeing the chrome ships of Martians emergi…
Return to Seoul Review - Perth Lotterywest Film Festival
Cambodian-French filmmaker Davy Chou continues to pull at the thematic thread of familial reconnection that he started picking at in Diamond Island in his latest film Return to Seoul. Where Diamond Is…
You Can Go Now Review - Perth Lotterywest Film Festival
Larissa Behrendt’s searing, essential documentary You Can Go Now introduces viewers to the world of Kamilaroi, Kooma, Jiman, and Gurang Gurang artist and activist Richard Bell. For many Australian vie…
Corsage Review - Perth Lotterywest Film Festival
For many, the first time that we engage with historical figures is through the medium of film and television. The truth of a monumental figure is skewed, adjusted, morphed, critiqued, or adored via th…
Blueback Review - Perth Lotterywest Film Festival
Widower Dora raises her daughter Abby in the remote fictional beachside town of Longboat Bay, teaching her to respect the ocean with responsible and sustainable fishing while also educating her about…