In Review
Welcome to In Review! Check out the latest reviews across film, TV, theatre and so much more…
Live Performance Review - Thrones! The Musical Parody
This isn’t just a nostalgia bait production, there are legitimately great performances, jokes and musical numbers in this one, well worth watching with friends.
Film Review - Dangerous Animals
Despite its pitfalls, Dangerous Animals still manages to thoroughly entertain for its full duration […]
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.
Live Performance Review - Austen in Therapy
Austen In Therapy approaches Jane Austen’s iconic literary canon with a fresh, comedic interpretation.
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.
Live Performance Review - Love and Information
Love and Information is a production worthy of praise for the cast and crew. The standout performances and some interesting subject matter add up to a production worthy of consideration.
Brunswick Underground Film Fest 2025 Review - Strike
Despite being 100 years old (exactly), Strike remains highly watchable and important.
Brunswick Underground Film Fest 2025 Review - The Lost Sex Films of King’s Cross
The restoration of Charis and George Schwarz’s work is a wonderful reclamation of a peculiar piece of Australian cinematic history.
Brunswick Underground Film Fest 2025 Review - From Ground Zero
The people of Palestine need more than words, what is depicted in From Ground Zero makes that abundantly clear.
Brunswick Underground Film Fest 2025 Review - The Code
The Code is an earnestly off-kilter, free-wheeling journey down the rabbit hole.
Brunswick Underground Film Fest 2025 Review - Frankenhooker
Ultimately, Frankenhooker is the kind of film that refuses to be ignored. It’s loud, garish, and unapologetically grotesque, yet like its oddball protagonist, it manages to be weirdly endearing, despite the rampant sex and violence […]
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.