Reviews

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In the Heart of the Sea Review

We all know the story of Moby Dick, the allegedly true story of a vengeful, massive white sperm whale that nearly killed an entire vessel of whale fis...

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In Harmony (En Équilibre)

I had the chance to attend the wonderful opening night of the PIAF Lotterywest Festival Films last Sunday, with In Harmony starting off the festival. ...

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Suffragette Review!

Based on real events from a century ago that still resonate today, SUFFRAGETTE adopts a cleverly fictionalised angle to explore the suffrage movement ...

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Creed Review

The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apoll...

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Review

As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts by the Capitol, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must brin...

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99 Homes Review

A father struggles to get back the home that his family was evicted from by working for the greedy real estate broker who’s the source of his fr...

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Spectre Review

A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci)...

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Hotel Transylvania 2 Review

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: If there’s one genre of film I am really excited about, it’s animation.  Seriously. Having arguably evolve...

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Sleeping with Other People Review

A good-natured womanizer and a serial cheater form a platonic relationship that helps reform them in ways, while a mutual attraction sets in. Writer a...

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Bridge of Spies

An American lawyer is recruited by the CIA during the Cold War to help rescue a pilot detained in the Soviet Union. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg col...

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UnIndian

Every now and then you see a film that is made with a tonne of heart – UNINDIAN is one of those movies. So many of the Aussie films I’ve watched latel...

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Legend Review

In the 1960s, the Krays were notorious gangster brothers in England. They were often celebrated by the media and treated as stars by the public until ...

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Black Mass Review

As per my tradition, I avoided all media on BLACK MASS prior to the screening. I hadn’t watched the trailer or read a synopsis – literally all I knew ...

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Miss You Already Review

The friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill. Miss You Already centres on the ...

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The Martian Review

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and ...

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The Intern Review

The Intern introduces us to a 70 year old recently widowed Ben Whittaker, who decides the best way to keep painful memories away is by keeping himself...

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Pan Review

The story of an orphan who is spirited away to the magical Neverland. There, he finds both fun and dangers, and ultimately discovers his destiny ̵...

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Blinky Bill the Movie Review

Blinky Bill dreams of leaving the little town of Green Patch & following in his missing father’s footsteps. When Blinky discovers a mysterious mar...

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People, Places, Things Review

I saw the trailer for PEOPLE PLACES THINGS months back and it appealed to my sense of humour immediately. Yet, being a festival film, I expected the c...

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Everest Review

Everest depicts the real life disaster which occurred between the 10th and 11th of May 1996, when eight people were caught in a blizzard and died on M...