Blade Runner 2049 Film Review
Sit and stare in awe. Some films are difficult to review. I don’t envy the weekly reviewers who had to ...
The Book of Mormon Theatre Review
International smash hit musical does not disappoint Musical theatre ought to be bursting with unrestrained joy, setting the stage alight ...
‘mother!’ Film Review
If nothing else, the most confounding film of the year. It’s not often anymore that a film gets reviewed as ...
MoviePass and the Future of Cinema Attendance
Does anybody go to the movies anymore? Most movie journalists would have you believe they don’t – in fact, if ...
‘Wind River’ Film Review
Expands far beyond its remote location. I love a good police procedural movie. The escapism you get from the movies ...
What’s in a Number? The Insidious Influence of Rotten Tomatoes
Critics love to tell stories about the times filmmakers got back at them for their reviews. Beloved Australian critic and ...
‘Ali’s Wedding’ Review
The romantic comedy continues to evolve with Ali’s Wedding. I think there must be something wrong with me. Osamah Sami’s ...
MIFF 2017 Film Review: Australia Day
It hits hard and leaves bruises. Reviewing films at a festival, especially one as packed as the MIFF, you remember ...
‘Human Traces’ – MIFF 2017
Though its characters lack motivation, Nic Gorman’s Human Traces is a finely executed and taught thriller. Nic Gorman’s first full ...
‘The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio’ – MIFF 2017
Less thinking, more feeling. ‘Don’t think. Feel!!!’ advises the poster for Takashi Miike’s The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capiccio. It’s ...