In Review
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Film Review - Together
Together explores the cracks and crevices, the dark and dirty parts of relationships, asking the questions that we’re too afraid to ask ourselves
Scandinavian Film Fest 2025 Review - Number 24
Number 24 is a heart-touching and thought-provoking exploration of the consequences of war, and ultimately philosophical in a quintessentially Nordic way.
Scandinavian Film Fest 2025 Review - Second Victims
Second Victims makes for an impressive directorial debut, offering an often-overlooked insight into the emotional stakes of healthcare workers.
Film Review - Superman
Superman is a soaring and triumphant comic book adaptation that deeply understands its source material and unabashedly celebrates the massive heart of its main hero.
Film Review - M3GAN 2.0
Blumhouse’s fave bratty ‘bot returns in Gerard Johnstone’s M3GAN 2.0, a sequel that swaps the eerie off-kilter vibes of the original for a broader, brasher techno-thriller.
Film Review - 28 Years Later
28 Years Later clearly wants to put brains back on the menu, even if it stumbles along the way.
Film Review - How To Train Your Dragon
Unlike other live action remakes, How to Train Your Dragon is not a chore to watch. You won’t feel anything new that you haven’t already felt before from this franchise, but it’s a hell of a ride.
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.
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.