Reviews

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Bad Girl Review

Amy (Sara West) is a seventeen-year-old with a troubled history. She has been in trouble, in and out of various schools and now finds herself on thin ...

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Berlin Syndrome Review

Rarely does a movie make me literally cover my eyes, but BERLIN SYNDROME sure did…several times. Based on the novel by Australian writer Melanie Joost...

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Their Finest

Advertising copywriter Catrin Cole (Gemma Arterton) thinks she is interviewing for a secretary’s job at the Ministry of Information’s film...

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John Wick: Chapter 2 Review

Sure, Liam Neeson was badass as Bryan Mills in TAKEN. But if I had to pick an ageing action hero to save me – I’d be calling John Wick! He may b...

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Going in Style

Going In Style is a reboot of the 1979 film under the same title, which starred George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg. Three life-long friends, J...

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The Fate of the Furious

When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of terrorism and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as ne...

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CHIPS

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, US network television cranked out a steady stream of crime dramas.  For the most part, these weekly procedurals wer...

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Dance Academy

Dance Academy was a popular Australian teen drama that aired over three seasons from 2010 to 2013. It was set in Sydney and co-produced by the Austral...

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Smurfs: The Lost Village Review

Our favourite little blue creatures are back. Smurfs: The Lost Village is the third Smurf film released by Sony Pictures.

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Ghost in the Shell

In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stop...

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Life Review

Six (sexy) astronauts aboard a space station get more than they bargained for when playing with samples from Mars. One minute they’re gushing an...

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Beauty and the Beast

The live action version of one of the most beloved and Oscar winning Disney animation is finally here.

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Power Rangers

A group of high-school kids, who are infused with unique superpowers, harness their abilities in order to save the world.

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A Cure for Wellness

An ambitious young executive, Lockhart, (Dane Dehaan) is sent to a ‘wellness’ centre to retrieve his company’s CEO. Upon arrival, he realises the cent...

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The Lego Batman Movie

It’s a tempting trap; to make sequels bigger and (not necessarily) better than their predecessors.  Its dizzying opening sequence involving 10minutes ...

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Planetarium

Planetarium, by Rebecca Zlotowski, follows American sisters, Laura (Natalie Portman) and Kate (Lily-Rose Depp), who travel to Paris in the 1930’s, as ...

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David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

David Stratton is best known to Australian audiences in his role as a film critic. For 28 years he co-presented a movie review show, first on SBS, the...

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Kong: Skull Island

Set in 1971, towards the end of the Vietnam War, a team of scientists and explorers take an escort of army personnel to an uncharted island in the Pac...

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A Few Less Men

English groomsmen Tom (Kris Marshall), Graham (Kevin Bishop) and Luke (James Helm) have returned to make life difficult for David Locking (Xavier Samu...

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T2: Trainspotting Review

We revisit the characters of TRAINSPOTTING twenty years later. Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns home to Edinburgh after living in Amsterdam since t...