Underneath the brilliant stylistic choices and captivating melodrama, 1917 is a touching film about the truly destructive repercussions of war and the trauma that is chaotically and senselessly inflicted.
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How To Say I Love You: Selected Screen Works from Curtis Taylor
From an eccentric and obsessive sound designer to a search for authentic love in an ableist society, and Curtis Taylors’ own 2019 work Yulubidyi – Until The End, these short films are touching explorations of the expression of all kinds of love.
FILM REVIEW: "The Peanut Butter Falcon" is a love letter to the human spirit
What a warm hug of a movie this is. What it lacks in box-office potential it more than makes up for in heart and soul, and thanks to the two compelling performances by Zack Gottsagen and Shia LeBeouf.
FILM REVIEW: Jim Jarmusch’s "The Dead Don’t Die" is a flesh-eating, fourth-wall breaking absurdist delight
The twist with The Dead Won’t Die, is how it subverts the expectations of the audience, both Jarmusch and zombie film fans, and how it flaunts this to an extremely frustrating degree.
FILM REVIEW: "Dosed" is a powerful, personal, and potent exploration of addiction
Dosed should be commended for its compelling realness, and careful communication of this delicate conversation.
FILM REVIEW: "Judy and Punch" is a cunning inversion of a classic childhood institution
In her first feature-length film as writer/director, Mirrah Foulkes has crafted a genuinely oddball journey, one that seems to hint towards the backwoods, makeshift worlds of Terry Gilliam with the medieval silliness of Monty Python’s Holy Grail.
FILM REVIEW: "Dark Fate" resuscitates the Terminator franchise, but remains overshadowed by its past
Despite a thematically inconsistent plot and a predictable climax, Terminator: Dark Fate is a promising and reinvigorating entry into a franchise that has been struggling to step out of the shadows of the past.
FILM REVIEW: Kiera Knightly shines in thrilling but heavy-handed political procedural "Official Secrets"
Official Secrets, while melodramatic and heavy-handed in execution, is a thrilling political procedural with good intentions, carried by a powerful and subtle performance by Kiera Knightley.
Podcast: Finding truth in the lie with Lulu Wang's "The Farewell" (别告诉她)
This episode, join Howie and special guest Ronan O’Neill as we break down Lulu Wang's “The Farewell", A24's latest based-on-a-true-story family drama, starring Awkwafina and an all Asian cast.
Film Review: “El Camino” is a functional, elegant coda for the outlaw Jesse Pinkman
“What happened to Jesse Pinkman?” Creator Vince Gilligan has re-teamed with Aaron Paul and the rest of the craftspeople who made Breaking Bad the premium entertainment it was to give us an answer in El Camino.
Film Review: Two Will Smiths cannot save "Gemini Man" from outdated mediocrity
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Four iconic Jesse Pinkman episodes to get you pumped for "Breaking Bad" movie "El Camino"
With Jesse Pinkman as the sole focus this time, we thought it would be a good idea to lay out four of the greatest Breaking Bad episodes centered on our favourite bitch.
Film Review: In “Joker”, the clown is feelin’ down
It was hard to tell whether the story was empty, or whether it just made me feel empty.
Film Review: "Abominable" has a warm heart, but lacks ambition
Abominable is heartfelt and undoubtedly means well, but the film utlimately falls too far into the snowy depths of predictability.
Lavazza Italian Film Festival: Charming and poignant "Bangla" is a gem of a debut by Phaim Bhuiyan
A perfect addition to the Lavazza Film Festival 2019 line up, Bangla is a hilarious, enlightening, and impressive directorial debut by Phaim Bhuyian.
FILM REVIEW: Adulthood is a prison in Australian director Sophie Hyde's "Animals"
In Animals, adulthood is prison, and the prime objective is to escape it.
PODCAST: The Fast and Furious franchise switches gears with “Hobbs & Shaw”
Why can't we be friends? This episode, join Howie and Drew as they hit the accelerator and drive down the spoiler-filled road of the inevitable spin-off of the Fast and Furious franchise.
Interview: Director Mimi Helm Talks Upcoming WA Comedy Series “Single Ladies”
We spoke with one of the series’ 3 female directors, Mimi Helm, to learn more about why Single Ladies is so relevant to modern women.
Rev Film Fest 2019 round-up: "Aquarela", "Dragged Across Concrete", "Tumbbad"
A round-up of some of the films in the Revelation Film Festival 2019 line up.
FILM REVIEW: "Yesterday" forgets itself
Yesterday has the pleasant vibe of a genial rom-com. There are even bursts of genuinely funny moments. But there’s all sorts of things that drag it down.