Film Review
Klara and the Sun Review
Klara and the Sun Review – A Charming Sci-Fi Drama That Doesn’t Quite Reach Its Potential Directed by Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit) and based on the bestselling novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun is a science-fiction drama exploring artificial intelligence, human connection and the emotional complexities of family. Blending futuristic concepts with an intimat...
Wildwood Review
Directed by Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings) and produced by LAIKA, Wildwood is an animated fantasy adventure that transports audiences into a strange and enchanting world filled with mythical creatures, dangerous villains and breathtaking landscapes. Based on Colin Meloy’s novel of the same name, the film represents another ambitious undertaking from a studio renowned for its imagin...
Street Fighter Review
Directed by Kitao Sakurai (Bad Trip), Street Fighter brings Capcom’s iconic fighting game franchise back to the big screen with a colourful, action-packed adaptation that embraces the outrageous characters, over-the-top combat and unmistakable style of the beloved video games. Packed with an eccentric cast and plenty of nostalgic charm, the film hopes to deliver a non-stop thrill ride that i...
Sense and Sensibility Review
England in the late 17th century, and the Dashwood family — sisters Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, along with their widowed mother, Mrs Dashwood — live at Norland Park, a family estate in Sussex. The death of Henry Dashwood impacts his wife and daughters severely. They are his second family, which is why his son John, from the first Dashwood family, inherits Norland. It soon becomes obvious that J...
The Social Reckoning Review
By this point, we are acutely aware of the dangers of social media, and anyone who follows the news knows that those behind the platforms actively find ways to exploit these dangers to drive clicks, likes, engagements and shares for greater profits. Truly diabolical. We know, in large part, due to those who risk their lives to inform us, like Frances Haugen. After discovering a friend has been rad...
Heart of the Beast Review
When a camping trip goes bad, a haggard Brad Pitt and his canine bestie switch from R&R mode to survivalist mode in an enthralling story that unfortunately sweeps a pressing moral issue under the rug. After years of battle, and particularly traumatising experiences, retired Army Special Forces veteran James Belmont (Brad Pitt) retreats to the middle of nowhere in Alaska with his military comba...
Resident Evil Review
Zach Cregger is on a roll. Melding humour and horror has quickly become his signature style. Audiences and critics have lapped it up. Barbarian was a hit, while Weapons became a worldwide phenomenon. It even gained the attention of awards organisations. Now, he has applied the formula to the Resident Evil franchise for a filmography hat-trick. So, after two incredibly successful original horror fi...
Classmates Review
Umberto Riccioni Carteni’s Classmates takes the familiar inspirational-teacher formula and grounds it in the harsher realities facing disadvantaged students on the outskirts of Rome. Umberto Riccioni Carteni’s Classmates hits many of the familiar beats of the high-school drama. Think Dangerous Minds, The Principal or Heartbreak High: stories centred around disadvantaged young people either sinking...