In Review
Welcome to In Review! Check out the latest reviews across film, TV, theatre and so much more…
MIFF 2024 Feature - Godzilla 70th Anniversary Marathon
Much like Godzilla’s messy and complicated birth as a concept and popular culture figure, I too feel as though I’ve come out of this experience a strange creature. It’s something I won’t soon forget.
Feature - Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2024 Program Launch/Immaculate
Fans of bizarre, esoteric and extreme films, who live around Melbourne and Sydney can rejoice, because it's that time of year - Fantastic Film Festival Australia is back once again.
MIFF 2023 - Best of Shorts
Melbourne International Film Festival has officially wrapped up, having boasted its 71st edition. After weeks of browsing through the program, swapping sessions, making and re-making calendars, and watching screeners, Eli Robinson would like to think he has a decent handle on some pretty cool short films.
Feature - Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2023 Program Launch/D&D: Honour Among Thieves
Fantastic Film Festival Australia is back in town, promising cinema without restraints.
Feature - Melbourne Documentary Film Festival: Top 15 Picks
Come one, come all! Readers rejoice for it is time to kill two birds with one stone as we rest our weary heads atop the mountains of education and entertainment. If you don’t know what you want to watch at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival yet, please allow me to fill up your whole month with my personal 15 picks for knowledge worth gaining.
Feature - Séance International Film Festival/A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
It's a séance in the city.
Feature - Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2022 Program Launch/Everything Everywhere All at Once
Wanting to dip your toes into arthouse cinema, or are you a seasoned veteran looking for something that's out of this world bonkers? Look no further, because from April 21st until May 6th, Fantastic Film Festival Australia is back in town, and it's as bold and beautiful as ever.
Feature - Why Tiger King is a reflection of our poor relationship with women
When I considered writing a review for Tiger King, I thought, you beauty, another opportunity to laugh at Americans. I never expected I’d end up writing this review through a feminist lens…
Feature - The Magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff
In Review’s Youssef Saudie chats with DJ Jazzy Jeff at his one-night show at the Night Cat in Melbourne.
Feature - The Disney ‘Live-Action’ Remake
let’s delve into the renowned Disney Castle and examine these ‘live-action’ remake films and whether they do in fact, breathe new life after all.
Feature - Glitz, Glam and Golden Statues: Reviewing the Winning Films of the 2019 Academy Awards
Let’s turn back time and examine the winners, complexions and perplexions of the 2019 ceremony and filming year…
Feature - A STAR IS BORN: Eighty Years of Triumph, Tears and Unforgettable Tunes
By Nick Angus. Four films made, four stars born…