Review – Zombieland: Double Tap – “Still mostly funny, exciting and cool”
After going on to direct Gangster Squad, Venom and episodes of Santa Clarita Diet (RIP, I’ll never forget you, gone too soon), director...
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Review: Skinner
Directed by Ivan Nagy Starring Ted Raimi, Traci Lords, Richard Schiff, David Warshofsky Unavailable for years – some thought it was...
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LFF 2019 Review: Une Fille Facile (An Easy Girl) – “You won’t find a better coming-of-age tale this year”
Since making the brilliant but under-seen Planetarium in 2016, Rebecca Zlotowski seemed to be lying low. Instead, it’s now apparent...
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US Blu-ray and DVD Releases: Toy Story 4, Child’s Play, Crawl, Midsommar, Hellboy, The Omen, 3 From Hell and more
Toy Story 4 – Did the world need another Toy Story movie? Personally, I was all set with the first trilogy, which came to a nice, organic...
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LFF 2019 Review: The Irishman – “A sprawling, majestic masterpiece”
There is a quiet, glacial atmosphere which haunts each frame of Martin Scorsese’s biblical mob epic, The Irishman. Unlike the firecracker...
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LFF 2019 Review: Judy and Punch – “It is the quirky darkness that really holds your interest”
An Australian film about the traditionally British Punch and Judy puppet show is set in the fictional town of Seaside (a town nowhere near...
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LFF 2019 Review: Babyteeth – “A very grown-up kind of teenage indie drama”
The highs and lows of first love are amplified by terminal illness in Australian director Shannon Murphy’s debut feature. Babyteeth is a...
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LFF 2019 Review: Rocks
Director Sarah Gavron’s latest feature Rocks walks a seamless line between energetic coming-of-age and social realism. The film...
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LFF 2019 Review – Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Last year you may recall I reviewed Score, a documentary on the history and evolution of music in cinema. Making Waves is a perfect...
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SpielBLOG: War of the Worlds – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
Steven Spielberg owes a lot to aliens from outer space. His 60s mentality of awe and wonder made for the slack-jawed welcome of Close...
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