Reviews

Werewolf By Night
Werewolf By Night Review

Perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise that composer Michael Giacchino has turned...

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Smile
Smile (2022) Review

There is something fundamentally unsettling about being on the receiving end of...

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Amsterdam
Amsterdam Review

At one point in Amsterdam, there is a scene involving (deep breath) Christian...

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The Lost King
The Lost King Review

2013’s Philomena was a moving and gently funny account of one woman’s...

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Hocus Pocus 2
Hocus Pocus 2 Review

Blame the mushrooming dominance of the Halloween concept and a strange dearth...

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Girls Girls Girls
Girls Girls Girls Review

It is both a blessing and a curse that there are now tons of stories about...

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Flux Gourmet
Flux Gourmet Review

In some ways, Flux Gourmet is filmmaker Peter Strickland’s most accessible...

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The Greatest Beer Run Ever
The Greatest Beer Run Ever Review

“Dumbest thing I ever heard,” is how one character describes the big plan...

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After Yang
After Yang Review

The title character of After Yang, a sci-fi meditation as soothingly serene as...

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Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris
Mrs Harris Goes To Paris Review

There’s a Paddington-y loveliness to Anthony Fabian’s adaptation of Paul...

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Sidney
Sidney Review

When Sidney Poitier was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009,...

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Avatar
Avatar Review

Avatar is unequivocally, completely, 100% the film that has been percolating...

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Catherine Called Birdy
Catherine Called Birdy Review

The brittle humour of Girls meets the brutal themes of Game Of Thrones in Lena...

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It Is In Us All
It Is In Us All Review

After his powerhouse performance in Nick Rowland’s Calm With Horses, Cosmo...

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Hatching
Hatching Review

Hatching opens on a montage of home videos captured via selfie stick. There’s...

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Strawberry Mansion
Strawberry Mansion Review

James Preble (director Kentucker Audley) has recurring dreams about Cap’n...

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Funny Pages
Funny Pages Review

Being transported into the pages of a comic isn’t really a rarity...

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Both Sides Of The Blade
Both Sides Of The Blade Review

In the hands of a true artist, even the most melodramatic scenario can feel...

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Ticket To Paradise
Ticket To Paradise Review

Over the last decade, filmmaker Ol Parker has made a name for himself by taking...

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Moonage Daydream
Moonage Daydream Review

While David Bowie’s reputation as one of the greatest, most influential...

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Blonde
Blonde Review

Opening with scenes of child abuse, Andrew Dominik‘s Blonde starts as it...

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Clerks III
Clerks III Review

Kevin Smith has always had a tendency for self-mythologising. Back in 1994, he...

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Pinocchio (2022)
Pinocchio (2022) Review

Once upon a time, Walt Disney Pictures began producing so-called live-action...

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See How They Run
See How They Run Review

See How They Run is built on a simple but delicious premise: a whodunnit...

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Blackbird
Blackbird Review

Hanging around since a near-mythical 2018 premiere, slow-arse spy thriller...

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Don't Worry Darling
Don’t Worry Darling Review

Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut, Booksmart, is a delightful portrait of...

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The Banshees Of Inisherin
The Banshees Of Inisherin Review

How do you break up with a best friend? It’s a good question, tackled...

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Crimes Of The Future
Crimes Of The Future Review

In May, when it played at Cannes, Crimes Of The Future was met with a quivering...

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I Came By
I Came By Review

British-Iranian filmmaker Babak Anvari burst onto the scene in 2016 with his...

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