In Review
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MIFF 2023 Film Review - Time Bomb Y2K
Time Bomb Y2K delivers an earnest archival examination, unraveling the intricacies of the Y2K phenomenon – delving deep into the global anticipation for a potential digital doomsday.
Film Review - Sisu
Offering up a gold rush of entertaining action and ridiculous predicaments for its masochistically macho protagonist to fight through, Sisu mostly sticks the landing in delivering a satisfying and fist-pumping cinematic experience.
Film Review - Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer is a freakishly good match for Christopher Nolan, and it may well be his best work.
Film Review - Insidious: The Red Door
It might appeal to die-hard fans who want to see how it all ends, but for casual viewers who are looking for a fresh and exciting horror experience, it winds up feeling more like this door could've stayed shut.
Film Review - Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
The sheer joy of that formula, of this character, with every possible disadvantage stacked against him, saving the entire world through a motorbike cliff jump – that’s the magic of these movies.
Film Review - The Flash
Grab your popcorn folks, 'cos the Ezra express is about to hit the speed force.
Film Review - Elemental
Elemental shines is in its ability to gently guide you to realise the film’s crux yourself, and in the meantime, present you with vivid characters, fun antics and gorgeous animation along the way.
Film Review - You Hurt My Feelings
You Hurt My Feelings is all about the little lies we tell the people around us, not out of malicious intent, but in order to avoid a more destructive outcome.
Film Review - The Boogeyman
The Boogeyman is a decent horror film that delivers on the prerequisite jumps and jolts, despite sometimes falling into the trappings that come with elaborating on succinct source material.
Film Review - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
All-in-all, there have been ten stand-alone Spider-Man movies since 2002. They’ve all been pretty good, but Across the Spider-Verse is the most ambitious, most beautiful, and most satisfying one yet.
Film Review - The Little Mermaid
Rob Marshall’s The Little Mermaid truly feels like the culmination of Disney live-action remakes from the last few years. But this remake once again reminds us how unnecessary they are.
Film Review - Marlowe
You’d be hard-pressed to say that its intended audience of older, weekday-matinee filmgoers won’t be satisfied by watching a canonised movie star like Neeson doing his thing as a 1930’s detective. Just don’t expect to be wowed by its stunning execution or originality.
Film Review - Beau is Afraid
Beau Is Afraid is far from a perfect cinema-going experience, but it's nevertheless a fascinating and original one.
Film Review - The Pope’s Exorcist
While The Pope's Exorcist won't be everyone's cup of tea, for horror fans willing to drop their guard a little bit and embrace a film that's more silly than scary, it's just good, dumb fun.
Film Review - AIR
A true testament to the belief in one’s talent and potential, AIR celebrates the story of how some commonly unknown underdogs saw something in someone that led to one of the biggest and most profitable sportswear partnerships of all time – and it is an endlessly entertaining and enjoyable watch to boot.
Fantastic Film Fest 2023 Review - The Outwaters
The Outwaters is a found-footage horror film that takes the genre to new extremes of experimentation.
Film Review - Evil Dead Rise
Lee Cronin's latest stab Evil Dead Rise carves out new horizons for the horror franchise, while still boasting enough of the strengths of what came before.
Film Review - The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Story comes second and spectacle takes centre stage in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
Fantastic Film Fest 2023 Review - Quantum Cowboys
Quantum Cowboys is a bold expedition into the Wild West, the mind-boggling multiverse, and the very capacity and parameters of the cinematic form itself.