In Review

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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 Auley Ryan Film Review Auley Ryan

Film Review - Robot Dreams

It’s a light summer breeze of a film clearly aimed to bring joy to both parents and kids whilst still telling a compelling story, so some kind of deep underlying metaphor is unnecessary. Just go have fun watching a cartoon dog and a robot roller-skate to Earth, Wind & Fire! Your brain deserves a break.

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Film Review Eli Robinson Film Review Eli Robinson

Film Review - Anatomy of a Fall

Painting a portrait of a marriage in decline, a child irrevocably changed, and a woman in freefall, Anatomy vivisects the ripple effect of its victim’s demise, familial wounds spilling open to reveal grisly entrails for all to see.

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Film Review Ben Frizon Film Review Ben Frizon

Film Review - It Lives Inside

Overall, It Lives Inside illustrates itself to be a unique conceptual endeavour which struggles under the weight of its own potential. Although somewhat competent in facets of its execution, it ultimately sabotages its potency and settles upon a derivatively restrained final product which unfortunately struggles to leave a lasting impression.

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Film Review Ben Frizon Film Review Ben Frizon

Film Review - Scrapper

Offbeat, endearing, and at times, soul-crushing, Charlotte Regan’s feature debut Scrapper poignantly weaves tangerine-tinged whimsy into a tale of reconciliation, effortlessly bearing the weight of immeasurable loss with a touching irreverence.

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Film Review Oscar Ragg Film Review Oscar Ragg

Film Review - Marlowe

You’d be hard-pressed to say that its intended audience of older, weekday-matinee filmgoers won’t be satisfied by watching a canonised movie star like Neeson doing his thing as a 1930’s detective. Just don’t expect to be wowed by its stunning execution or originality.

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Film Review Jonathan Hibberd Film Review Jonathan Hibberd

Film Review - Pearl

If you’re a fan of Pearl’s previous instalment X and expect it to have the same gritty, slasher, exploitation elements to the story, then you may have to limit your expectations for this film.

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Film Review Stavroula Louras Film Review Stavroula Louras

Film Review - Close

Director Lukas Dhont’s sophomore feature film Close explores the relationship between two best friends, Léo (Eden Dambrine) and Rémi (Gustav De Waele) as they begin high school.

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Film Review Eli Robinson Film Review Eli Robinson

Film Review - The Whale

However blunt its approach may be (and perhaps that obtuseness is key to something like this working for many audiences), The Whale succeeds on its emotional front, conveying a broader message of understanding and sympathy before judgement.

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Film Review Lily McMillan-Merahi Film Review Lily McMillan-Merahi

Film Review - Mustang

Mustang follows the story of five young girls growing up in rural Turkey, as they navigate their youth and the looming social expectations of marriage and purity.

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Film Review Jack Watson Film Review Jack Watson

Film Review - The Forgiven

Outside of some stunning cinematography and promising themes, The Forgiven feels too inconsequential to be engaging. Hampered by universally unlikable characters and simple moral messaging, the story unfortunately fails the fantastic cast.

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