In Review
Welcome to In Review! Check out the latest reviews across film, TV, theatre and so much more…
Africa Film Fest 2026 Review - Nteregu
Nteregu (a story to be sung) is not your typical documentary […]
Film Review - The Magic Faraway
If you’re into the whimsy of childhood, fun cinematography, quirky plot lines, and family reconnection then The Magic Faraway Tree is the film for you!
Live Performance Review - FEMOID.
Iris Warren’s politically-charged debut play FEMOID is a tragic exploration of girlhood to victimhood under the dark shroud of the growing manosphere.
Film Review - Scream 7
The line between satire and imitation can often become blurred, but rarely does an example come around so blatantly unaware of this distinction as the latest Scream entry.
Africa Film Fest 2026 Review - The Fisherman
The film being the winner of the Enrico Fulchignoni Award, an award given at the Venice Film Festival to films that best represent UNESCO values, is perhaps the best summation of what this film strives for.
Film Review - PROJECT HAIL MARY
When the audience is living in a crappy world with an even crappier near future on the horizon, Project Hail Mary is a warm hug fuelled with hope.
Europa Europa Film Fest 2026 - Afternoons of Solitude
I can appreciate Afternoons of Solitude’s honesty and Serra’s immersive style, but this film has left me with the horrific imagery of life draining from the eyes of multiple bulls.
Europa Europa Film Fest 2026 - Made in EU
Stephan Komandarev’s Made in EU (2025) shows the stark reality of a not-too-distant past.
Film Review - GOAT
Goat is a fresh and feel-good take on the sports comedy genre, weaving standout voice acting performances and cultural references into a great family film.
Film Review - Meeting the Buddha
Meeting the Buddha is less about “meeting” an external figure and more about encountering inner awareness.
Europa Europa Film Fest 2026 - Trifole
Trifole is 100 minutes of genre-bending Italian heartache.
Europa Europa Film Fest 2026 - Hungarian Wedding
If you’re into folk culture, fake dating, stunning costume designs and Hungarian dance battles, then Hungarian Wedding is most definitely the film for you.
Film Review - Pillion
Pillion bizarrely retrofits Adam Mars-Jones tragicomic novella Box Hill within the structure of a rom-com, defanging the complex sexual politics of the original text in favour of a highly marketable premise.
French Film Fest 2026 Review - The Party’s Over!
It’s a classic French studio comedy: glossy and taking full advantage of its setting, toothless while simultaneously somehow well-observed, and would certainly go down easy on a night out with a glass of wine.
Film Review - Sirāt
Sirât delivers one of the most distinctive cinematic experiences I’ve had in quite some time.
Film Review - Crime 101
Overall, Crime 101 is a welcome surprise, and a must watch for fans of thoughtful, entertaining and intelligent crime-thrillers.
Film Review - “Wuthering Heights”
With all of the nuance of the story removed, all we are left with is a toxic romance between two hot Australian actors. It’s Bridgerton with world-class cinematography and a funky soundtrack by Charli XCX.
Film Review - Send Help
In an era of horror films that strain for prestige, Send Help feels refreshingly unconcerned with respectability. It is messy, funny, cruel, and wholly entertaining.
Film Review - Return to Silent Hill
Horror, at its most existentially terrifying, is not about answers; it is about the discomfort of not having them. In trying to return to Silent Hill, the film loses its way before it even arrives.
Film Review - Is This Thing On?
Is This Thing On? ultimately finds its strength in the emotional nuance of its central relationship, anchored by convincing performances from Arnett and Dern.