In Review
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🇵🇸Palestinian Film Fest 2025 Review - Upshot
Upshot is a perfect example of utilising simplicity to underline the horror of reality.
Film Review - NT Live: Dr. Strangelove
Amarndo Iannacci and Sean Foley’s theatre adaptation of Dr. Strangelove is a fun but somewhat lacklustre spectacle.
Fantastic Film Fest 2025 Review - Sword of Silence
Sword of Silence believes in the strength of [its] ‘unique’ visual style to carry the film’s shortcomings, which unfortunately still manage to detract from the feature’s overall potential.
Fantastic Film Fest 2025 Review - Mr. K
Mr. K is ambitious, imaginative and impressive, but the setup is unfortunately better than the payoff.
Fantastic Film Fest 2025 Review - Salt Along the Tongue
Aside from the fact that you may struggle to eat tomatoes for a short period of time, Parish Malfitano’s sophomore film is nothing short of spectacular.
Film Review - Novocaine No Pain
The equal helping of fights and jokes should be guaranteed to make action aficionados laugh and comedy connoisseurs flinch.
Film Review - Warfare
Warfare does an incredible job of fulfilling what its creators set out to do: to present the SEALS in as authentic a way as possible, and simulate a real life combat scenario.
Comedy Review - Grace Jarvis: Just Because I'm Crying Doesn't Mean I'm Not Having a Nice Time
The name of her solo show Just Because I’m Crying Doesn’t Mean I’m Not Having a Nice Time has both a truth and a lie embedded in the title. I was crying (on the inside) but I wasn’t having a nice time.
Film Review - A Minecraft Movie
If the goal of A Minecraft Movie is to entertain fans of the game and their parents while turning a profit, then based on the crowd's reaction, the movie does its job.
Feature - Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2025 Program Launch/Death of a Unicorn
Fantastic Film Festival Australia (FFFA) is back for its 2025 programming, and cinephiles with a taste for the experimental, esoteric, and independent, brace yourselves!
Film Review - The Penguin Lessons
The conflicting adaptation of Tom Michell’s memoir, The Penguin Lessons, swerves between a lighthearted comedy and political drama.
Film Review - The Correspondent
The Correspondent actually offers a rather insightful narration of Australian journalist Peter Greste’s experience during his incarceration in Cairo back in 2014.
Film Review - Drop
At a brisk 95 minutes, Drop is the kind of taut, grown-up genre film that feels increasingly rare.
Film Review - Small Things Like These
Small Things Like These is a poignant title for an arresting film, as it’s the little uncomfortable things director Tim Mielants wants you to become familiar with.
Film Review - Dog Man
It’s a post-Bluey world and children deserve better from animated dog properties, let alone adults who might be drawn in by Dog Man’s appealing art.
Film Review - The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo, directed and written by french duo Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte, is a three hour epic worthy of the source material.
Live Performance Review - Nijinsky
Nijinsky is a breathtaking tribute to one of ballet’s most enigmatic figures. […] A truly indelible experience.
Live Performance Review - The Boys in the Band
Five stars out of five for this outstanding and deeply affecting performance.