In Review
Welcome to In Review! Check out the latest reviews across film, TV, theatre and so much more…
Film Review - The Wild Robot
If you’re going to see one animated robot film this spring, check out The Wild Robot.
Film Review - The Crow
The best part of the screening was the little black cupcakes that were handed out outside the cinema afterwards, almost like a little treat for slugging through the disappointment that was this movie.
MIFF 2024 Film Review - Janet Planet
Through the Summer of 1991 in rural Massachusetts, the unapologetic yet awkward 11-year-old Lacy (newcomer Zoe Ziegler) is entrenched in the captivating orbit of her mother Janet (Julianne Nicholson).
MIFF 2024 Film Review - All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
A quietly ambitious work sure to attract allegations of pretension, Raven Jackson swings big in All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt.
MIFF 2024 Film Review - Cuckoo
With complex, figurative ideas, eccentric leading performances, and a tense atmosphere, Cuckoo leads with promise.
Film Review - Alien: Romulus
All in all, Alien Romulus is a worthy - if conflicting - addition to the franchise.
Film Review - Blink Twice
This film is a functional enough directorial start for Kravitz, but Blink Twice could have used a little more time in the oven.
Film Review - Strange Darling
Emerging from the festival circuit in all its adrenalised glory, Strange Darling is a nightmarishly visceral masterclass in subversion which keeps you on your toes from the get-go.
MIFF 2024 Film Review - Abiding Nowhere
It’d be easy to label Abiding Nowhere as tranquil and meditative, as it certainly is, but I still see so much of Ming-liang’s earlier passion present in the form of this late-stage mellowness.
MIFF 2024 Film Review - I Saw the TV Glow
Director Jane Schoenbrun impresses with I Saw The TV Glow - a horror flick which is only half-scary but full heartbreaking.
MIFF 2024 Film Review - Grand Theft Hamlet
I think whatever qualms I have towards Grand Theft Hamlet’s artificial attempts at a heart-to-heart are outweighed by how organically and hilariously human the majority of the film is.
MIFF 2024 Film Review - Blackout
Whilst applaudable in its attempt to meld lycanthropy with modern-day political concerns, Blackout is a poignant character study hampered by heavy-handed exposition which renders its bark worse than its bite.
Film Review - Trap
The result is a refreshingly modern and idiosyncratic film that feels almost antithetical to the filmic formula that the studio system often caters for, and left me excited that a filmmaker like Shyamalan is still exercising his creative hand in original and tonally ambitious ways.
Film Review - It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover’s controversial smash hit novel, It Ends With Us, has just hit theatres in all its soapy Hallmark glory.
Film Review - Deadpool & Wolverine
There is no doubt that Deadpool & Wolverine has a lot going for it. Walking in there expecting to be stunned, excited, and especially dying of laughter, will see such expectations fulfilled without fail. However, between the lines lies a canvas that remains untouched, lacking the creativity and depth some would call critical to a good story.
Film Review - In a Violent Nature
For those willing to embrace its unique approach, Nash's film offers an off-kilter and strangely beautiful experience.
Film Review - Kinds of Kindness
Kinds of Kindness is a film that, while not without its immature and edgy side that seems cultivated purely to provoke, leaves you thinking long after the credits roll.
Film Review - A Quiet Place: Day One
Grab your popcorn, silence your phone, and sit down for A Quiet Place: Day One - just don’t expect it to leave you anywhere near as speechless as its survivors.
Film Review - Longlegs (SPOILER FREE)
Longlegs still manages to stand out despite the abundance of highly effective and artful horror we are afforded in the modern era.
Film Review - Twisters
Much like its predecessor, Twisters is an exhilarating Spielbergian spectacle which showcases the sheer vehemence of nature’s fury.