Reviews

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Talk to Me Review

Other young and aspiring horror film directors would be forgiven for wanting to pack it in on viewing Danny & Michael Philippou’s Talk to Me. It’s...

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Circus of the Scars Review

Hasn’t everyone dreamt of running away to the circus at one point in their lives? Well, if you’re headed to Circus of the Scars it might turn into a n...

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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Review

Tom Cruise is back on screen seeking the improbable – convincing an audience that he’s still top of his game at an over ripe sixty-one years old...

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No Hard Feelings Review

No Hard Feelings is Sony Pictures latest “raunchy” comedy from the mind of director/writer Gene Stupnitsky (Good Boys & Bad Teacher). With a trail...

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Review

During the ’90s, a new faction of Transformers – the Maximals – join the Autobots as allies in the battle for Earth.

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The Flash Review

The Flash races into cinemas this week as Warner Bros. Pictures releases one of the last films in its current DCEU timeline, and one of its biggest ga...

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The Black Demon Review

Hitting Australian cinemas a couple months shy of another anticipated Meg movie, The Black Demon falls short of mediocrity with a blend of pulpy mytho...

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Review

Sony Pictures’ latest superhero flick, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, swings into cinemas this week. After many years, this long-awaited sequel ...

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Bank of Dave Review

BANK OF DAVE is probably best described as a double rom com: two love stories, unfolding at the same time. The first love story is pretty familiar: sa...

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Renfield Review

Universal Pictures and director Chris McKay, (The LEGO Batman Movie), invite you to suck on Renfield. A modern kind of sequel to 1931’s Dracula, yes, ...

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Fast X Review

Vin Diesel seems to be the only one taking himself and this franchise way too seriously in the latest instalment of GI JOE cross xXx meets We’re...

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Book Club: The Next Chapter Review

The four 70-something women of BOOK CLUB (2018) return in BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER. Vivian (Jane Fonda), Diane (Diane Keaton) Sharon (Candice Berge...

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Polite Society Review

Part coming of age teen drama and part action thriller, Polite Society, the debut film from writer-director Nida Manzoor, is a must-see this year. Ric...

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Evil Dead Rise Review

2013 saw the release of Fede Alvarez’s Evil Dead. At its time, a welcome remake of Sam Raimi’s original college film affair. With Raimi producing, Evi...

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Infinity Pool Review

Infinity Pool, the most recent film from Brandon Cronenberg, is a twisted extended metaphor for the trappings of luxury and inner darkness we all harb...

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The Pope’s Exorcist Review

Julius Avery and Russell Crowe invite us to the mouth of hell to witness a bipolar cinematic spectacle. With 2018’s Overlord, Avery proved his talent ...

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie Review

The Super Mario Bros. Movie warped into cinemas this week, hoping to surpass the video game movie adaptations that have come before it. The Super Mari...

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Air Review

All too often star-studded casts in keenly anticipated films have disappointed us and many worried that Air would fall into this disappointing trend b...

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John Wick: Chapter 4 Review

The ever-explosive John Wick: Chapter 4 marks the fourth (appropriately named) instalment in the beloved action film franchise. With their finger on t...

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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Review

Paramount Pictures rolls the dice with its new fantasy adventure film – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Directing/writing duo John ...