In Review
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Film Review - Materialists
Celine Song’s deliciously cynical sophomore film, Materialists, follows the stylish life of matchmaker Lucy (Dakota Johnson) on her search for substance, and ultimately love.
Film Review - From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
As with any spin-off, it’s difficult not to compare what you are watching to the original; needless to say, Ballerina embraces this challenge by continuing to change the form of what we know the world to be, innovating its tropes and style.
Film Review - Beating Hearts
Beating Hearts is a film of great indulgence, over saturating you with love, violence and earnestness, and asking for no more than an open heart and a not-so-critical mind.
Film Review - Karate Kid: Legends
Karate Kid: Legends is a mixed bag, but it’s enjoyable enough that it will still have audiences cheering by the time the credits roll, and kids begging their parents for karate lessons on the ride home.
Film Review - The Phoenician Scheme
Whilst certainly not as memorable as his previous works, The Phoenician Scheme still brings Anderson’s classic charm and style in spades.
Film Review - Bring Her Back
It's clear the Philippou brothers have crafted a horror experience that doesn’t just scare - it leaves wounds. If Talk to Me was a party, Bring Her Back is a funeral. Leave the flowers at home.
Brunswick Underground Film Fest 2025 Review - Bum
Low on budget but high on ambition, BUM represents the exact type of cinema I wish I was exposed to more in high school, the kind of art that makes you realise just how few roadblocks might actually be between your concepts and the actual execution of your first feature film.
Film Review: Lilo & Stitch
Ultimately, this modern update of Lilo & Stitch is a film that coasts on nostalgia.
Film Review - Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
The phrase gets thrown around a lot these days, but Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning really does demand to be seen on the biggest screen possible.
Film Review - The Surfer
The Surfer’s dysphoric madness is purposeful, its structure disorienting, and its central performance unapologetically feral. But for those willing to paddle out into deeper, more turbulent waters, it truly stands as a mesmerising devolution into psychedelic bedlam.
Film Review - Final Destination: Bloodlines
For those looking for horror cinema that mostly leans on the goofy side while also delivering on some serious gore, Final Destination: Bloodlines is just what the coroner ordered.
Film Review - Clown in a Cornfield
Clornfield knows exactly what it is and isn't self conscious about it, playing out like an R-rated episode of Scooby Doo, complete with some lean and mean kills […]
Film Review - Thunderbolts*
The cast of Thunderbolts* being played as antiheroes does a decent job of shaking up the superhero formula enough, while remaining true to its roots for fans of the genre.
Film Review - The Wedding Banquet
There are a few funny jokes and the ending is very sweet, but they unfortunately they can’t save this banquet from feeling like a slog.
Film Review - Tall Tales
Tall Tales might not be as grandiose as its title would suggest, but the real scale lies in its ambition.
Film Review - NT Live: Dr. Strangelove
Amarndo Iannacci and Sean Foley’s theatre adaptation of Dr. Strangelove is a fun but somewhat lacklustre spectacle.
Fantastic Film Fest 2025 Review - Sword of Silence
Sword of Silence believes in the strength of [its] ‘unique’ visual style to carry the film’s shortcomings, which unfortunately still manage to detract from the feature’s overall potential.
Film Review - Warfare
Warfare does an incredible job of fulfilling what its creators set out to do: to present the SEALS in as authentic a way as possible, and simulate a real life combat scenario.
Film Review - A Minecraft Movie
If the goal of A Minecraft Movie is to entertain fans of the game and their parents while turning a profit, then based on the crowd's reaction, the movie does its job.