Reviews

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Cargo Review

In a dystopian apocalypse, Andy (Martin Freeman) and Kay (Susie Porter – Hounds of Love, Underbelly), along with their infant daughter Rosie, travel i...

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Midnight Oil: 1984 Review

Australian band Midnight Oil were formed in the mid-1970s. Their fans called them The Oils. They had a reputation as a hard-rocking crew. That came th...

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Breath Review

Pikelet (Samson Coulter) and Loonie (Ben Spence) are the nicknames of a couple of fourteen-year-old-school boys living in a small, coastal town in Wes...

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Avengers: Infinity War Review

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR is the third film of Marvel’s Avengers series following on from AVENGERS (2012) and AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON(2015). Titan Warlor...

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I Feel Pretty Review

I Feel Pretty has attracted a whole lot of controversy before it was even released. So is the backlash justified?

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Review

THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY or the potato film—as someone called it at the preview I attended—is the movie adaptation of the 200...

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Isle of Dogs Review

In a near-future Japan, a flu virus infects the dog population. The mayor of Megasaki City, Kobayashi, banishes all dogs to Trash Island, despite a sc...

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Truth or Dare Review

Truth or Dare is the latest horror movie from the successful Blumhouse production whose most recent hits include Happy Death Day and highly acclaimed ...

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Early Man Review

In the current day of snappy computer programs whipping out sophisticated effects in a flash, it’s endearing to see studios such as Aardman stubbornly...

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Unsane Review

Sawyer Valentini (Claire Foy), a financial analyst, moves from Boston to Philadelphia in an attempt to flee her stalker, David Strine (Joshua Leonard)...

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A Quiet Place Review

There has been a lot of buzz about A Quiet Place but does it live up to the hype?

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Ready Player One Review

When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, ...

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Pacific Rim: Uprising Review

According to the Internet, the United States used to have something called the Environmental Protection Agency and when they did tests on new vehicles...

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Peter Rabbit Review

The cheeky animals from Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit get the modern day big screen treatment as a live action and animated comedy. 

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The Death of Stalin Review

When Josef Stalin (Adrian McLoughlin) drops dead of a cerebral haemorrhage, his boot-licking inner Party members struggle for power in this absurdist ...

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Tomb Raider Review

Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where ...

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The Mercy Review

In 1966, Francis Chichester sailed from Plymouth in the United Kingdom and circumnavigated the globe in 226 days with one stop (Sydney). This feat cap...

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Love, Simon Review

Simon Spier (Nick Robinson) lives a ‘totally normal’ life, except for one big secret he’s kept hidden from everyone – he’s gay. He finds solace and co...

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Red Sparrow Review

Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to ‘Sparrow School,’ a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapo...

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Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool Review

Gloria Grahame was a Hollywood film star in the 1940s and 1950s. Her fame has not endured with the general public.  Modern audiences tend to know her ...