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Film Review - Tótem

The second feature from Mexican director Lily Avilles, Tótem, is an incredibly assured and mature film that depicts the emotional intimacy and fragility of an extended family dealing with loss. 

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Film Review Nick Owens Film Review Nick Owens

Film Review - Boy Kills World

Just a month after the release of Dev Patel’s Monkey Man we get yet another thrilling directorial debut entering into the action subgenre - putting emphasis on crazy fight choreography - in Moritz Mohr’s brand new sci-fi bonanza Boy Kills World.

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Film Review Luka D'Cruz & Malachy Lewis Film Review Luka D'Cruz & Malachy Lewis

Film Review - The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan

There is a glimmer of hope with the upcoming Australian release of its sequel in June, The Three Musketeers: Milady, which may shed some light on the lacklustre narrative decisions in Part One, but as it stands D’Artagnan’s best is too fleeting, and settles itself far into the saturated market of generic blockbusters.

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Film Review Lachlan Roberts Film Review Lachlan Roberts

Film Review - Monster

Monster confronts viewers with an ambiguous ending, leaving us to decipher the truth of who really is the eponymous monster, but perhaps the objective truth is there are monsters in each and every one of us.

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Film Review Ben Virgin Film Review Ben Virgin

Fantastic Film Fest 2024 Review - Divinity

In Divinity, writer-director Eddie Alcazar seems to have crafted a readymade cult object. A film completely furnished with textual references, grotesque violence, hyper-stylised visuals, and mixed media experimentation, seemingly destined to attract a small coterie of like-minded fans and repeat viewers. The only issue is that I can’t imagine anyone sitting through this twice.

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