Fast X Review - A Little Mindless Family Fun
Hearing Vin Diesel's low roar of a voice, you almost wonder if that deep-rock drawl alone made Fast & Furious into a 6 billion dollar franchise. But Vin Diesel doesn’t do a lot of talking in t…
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Bank of Dave Review - Sits in the Sweet Spot of Comedy and Drama With a Whole Lot of Community Spirit
In Australian Cinemas on June 1. When one sees the title card “Based on a True(ish) Story” and brought to the screen by the creative team behind Fisherman’s Friends there isn’t much doubt what kind o…
Trained to See: Three Women and The War (Drei Frauen und der Krieg) Review - A Vital Film That Puts Women's War Reporting Back on the Record
Trained to See will be screening at the Castlemaine Documentary Festival on Saturday 17 June 2023. Tickets are available here. There are many iconic photographs from WWII, from the patriotic to the w…
Fast X Review - An Exhausting Ride From a Franchise That Refuses to Die
Once upon a time there was a little film released in 2001 titled The Fast and the Furious which was essentially a riff on Point Break with street racing, not surfing, and small heists of consumer elec…
Trained to See: Three Women and The War (Drei Frauen und der Krieg) Review
Trained to See will be screening at the Castlemaine Documentary Festival on Saturday 17 June 2023. Tickets are available here. There are many iconic photographs from WWII, from the patriotic to the w…
Marlowe Review – Neil Jordan’s Philip Marlowe Would Have Raymond Chandler Spinning in His Grave
Philip Marlowes are a little like Tom Ripleys in that several actors have played the part and although there are fan favourites (Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum, Elliot Gould for Marlowe and Matt Damo…
Till the End of the Night (Bis ans Ende der Nacht) Review – A Murky Thriller With Barely a Thrill in Sight
Thea Ehre is a force to be reckoned with. Having won the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance at the 2023 Berlinale, it seems unanimously agreed upon that Till the End of the Night (Bis ans End…
Limbo Review - Ivan Sen Crafts a Stunning Symbolic Neo-Noir in the Otherworldly Limbo
Ivan Sen is a master of the Australian neo-noir. With both Mystery Road and Goldstone audiences were introduced to Aboriginal Detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pedersen) a man whose position as a member of th…
Once Theatre Review - A Twee Musical that Delights but Doesn’t Necessarily Dazzle
A strictly limited season of Once is playing until the 4th June at the Melbourne Comedy Theatre. Once is a small production that has a lot of heart but holds back from having a stronger heartbeat. Bas…
It Is in Us All Review - Antonia Campbell-Hughes' Dark Debut Evokes the Crisis of Masculinity Under the Weight of Patriarchal Oppression
This review contains discussions of suicide and mental health trauma. Antonia Campbell-Hughes’ debut feature It Is in Us All asks a question with its title. What is in us all? For Londoner Hamish Con…
Book Club: The Next Chapter Review – Second Verse, Same as the First
A little under five years ago I opened a review of the first Book Club film stating that it’s not a perfect film, noting that it was one of the most enjoyable experiences I had that year. And, to my c…
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Review - James Gunn Gives a Heroes Send Off to the Guardians While Pleasing the Case for All Creatures Great and Small
This review contains mild spoilers. It’s been a long and winding road to come to the end of the story of James Gunn’s rag-tag group of miscreants turned heroes. Audiences will no doubt not need a rec…