Reviews

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Fly Me to the Moon Review

The United States’ Apollo program was established in 1962, when President Kennedy announced that men would walk on the moon by 1970. At the time of th...

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Twisters Review

Twisters lands in Australian cinemas this week, nearly 30 years after the previous instalment in the Universal Studios franchise. Here’s hoping ...

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Birdeater Review

It is rare that a film is as simultaneously familiar yet frighteningly disturbing as Birdeater, and the unique combination makes for a disconcerting r...

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The Promised Land Review

Based on the 2020 novel The Captain and Ann Barbara, itself loosely based on historical events, The Promised Land brings the stoic and frequently brut...

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The Exorcism Review

Well, talk about facing your demons – in The Exorcism Russell Crowe takes this to a whole new level. Directed by Joshua John Miller, The Exorcis...

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Bad Boys: Ride or Die Review

Between thirty to forty years ago, Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer dominated the summer blockbuster landscape with a long list of knockout action th...

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The Garfield Movie Review

If anyone could resurrect Garfield from it’s previously dismal incarnations it would be Mark Dindal, director of cult classic The Emperor’s New Groove...

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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Review

Strap in scavs! On May 23rd Aussie auteur George Miller once again fangs audiences across the post apocalyptic central Australian wasteland. Expanding...

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IF Review

Have you or someone you love had an imaginary friend? Did you ever wish they were still around? IF (Imaginary Friends for those not in the know) explo...

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The Fall Guy Review

Hoping to capitalise off the global phenomenon that was Barbenheimer, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt are back on our screens to kick off the summer movi...

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Abigail Review

In cinemas now, director Matt Bettinelli-Olpin (Ready or Not, Scream 2022) brings us Abigail. A slick action horror date night movie that delivers com...

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Challengers Review

Tashi, an ambitious and former tennis prodigy is married to a champion (Art) on a losing streak. Her strategy for her husband’s redemption takes...

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Civil War Review

Writer and Director Alex Garland (Men, Ex Machina) delivers a spectacular, confronting and all too plausible take on a fictional modern conflict gripp...

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Late Night with the Devil Review

“In 1977 a live television broadcast goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms.” The premise for Late Night with the D...

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Monkey Man Review

The much-anticipated Monkey Man hits cinemas this week, seeing actor Dev Patel (The Green Knight) sitting in the Director’s chair for the first time e...

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Before Dawn Review

Inspired by historical war diaries, Jordan Prince-Wright’s West Australian film Before Dawn transports audiences to the harsh trenches of the Somme an...

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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Review

This week sees the release of the fifth instalment in the epic Monsterverse franchise – Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. This time around, we se...

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Review

Columbia Pictures’ Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire emerges as the sequel to 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, hoping to propel the iconic franchise to...

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Love Lies Bleeding Review

Love Lies Bleeding is a movie that we’ve all seen before – a drama that’s sexy, gorey, dark and so incredibly visceral that you feel like you ne...

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Dune: Part Two Review

Dune: Part Two is the much anticipated sequel to 2021’s sci-fi epic – Dune. With Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049) returning to the director&...