2018
With the strong talent behind the film, it isn’t hard to find things not to enjoy about the Stella’s Last Weekend.
Though an honest take on dating today may be In a Relationship’s aim, the lack of tension in how it explores the landscape leaves the relationships limp, flat, and more predictable.
The Wild Pear Tree is a character study so richly detailed, the audience is left feeling like we’ve actually spent time with such an insufferable individual once its all over.
The Crimes of Grindelwald introduces us to a plethora of new characters, attempts to do too much with them, and then, unfortunately, overly relies on the nostalgic factor of the original films.
Whereas kids might dismiss Ralph Breaks the Internet’s flaws for an uplifting swirl of inconsequential sugary adventure, adults might be hard-pressed in their quest to find nutritional value.
Zhang Yimou’s Shadow is a different beast to Hero and House of Flying Daggers – but is every bit as essential.
Beautiful Boy is a simple story of a dying boy and his father’s desperation, and a complex addressing of the difficulties in achieving sobriety.
Australian comedy Book Week provides an intriguing look at a man in peril and examines the place of literature in a contemporary context.
Led by a sheepish Daisy Ridley performance, Ophelia, a revisionist take on Hamlet, doesn’t have the feminist credentials it thinks it does.
The New Romantic is a classic example of a normal, maladjusted person trying to be everything they’re not by pushing themselves outside of their comfort zone.
The unbelieveable true story of Shirkers offers a bittersweet end to a decades long saga in the life of independent filmmaker Sandi Tan.
The life story of activist Nadia Murad is told in On Her Shoulders with a lack of sensationalism, focusing more on her cause than the tragedy.
Was The Grinch necessary? Absolutely not. Sure, there’s some filler. Sure, there’s some cringe. But the quantity of them was not enough to impinge.
“Demons of the Punjab” takes us on a trip down a secret memory lane, as Yaz uncovers her grandmother’s hidden past, and the Doctor comes up against some assassin alien invaders.
In the spring of 2016, Embrace of the Serpent, “[Y]oung people, when they see this…