Thank goodness for streaming huh? With lockdowns a feature of many people’s lives even in the latter half of 2021 – the Sydney one which I am in is in week 8 with about another 8 to go – it’s good thing we don’t have to rely on cinemas anymore. Continue Reading
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Movie review: Gunpowder Milkshake
Whimsical threatening title aside, Gunpowder Milkshake is one hell of a violent film. That is not necessarily a bad thing since much of the murderous mayhem takes place in almost operatically balletic fashion, cartoonishly lit by primary colours that instill a trippily colourful film noir aesthetic to proceedings. But the Continue Reading
Mini-mass of movie trailers: The Pebble and the Boy + Summer Days, Summer Nights + Dating & New York
The latest COVID lockdown in Sydney is still very much on, and so while I may not be able to go to the cinema, I can still dream of seeing movies there. Thankfully, the trailers keep on coming which makes all the dreaming remarkably easy. And while the actually going Continue Reading
“What’s normal, anyway?” Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
SNAPSHOTInspired by true events, New Regency & Film4’s Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is the movie adaptation of the hit musical. Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a “real” career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie knows one thing for Continue Reading
Movie review: Vivo
There is a joyous vivacity that bursts out of every last musical and narrative pore in Vivo, an animated triumph that is fuelled by the wondrous musical talent of Lin Manuel-Miranda, a story that deftly balances the very silly and the immensely heartfelt and an animation style as apt to Continue Reading
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings … now with added posters + featurette
SNAPSHOTMarvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, who must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization. The film also stars Tony Leung as Wenwu, Awkwafina as Shang-Chi’s friend Katy and Michelle Yeoh as Jiang Nan, as well as Fala Continue Reading
Movie review: Jungle Cruise
If there is one thing movies have had an undeniable lock on since their earliest days, it’s the ability to transport us far away from the world we left outside the cinema doors and do in a way so absolute and complete that only books come close to matching it. Continue Reading
#ChristmasInJuly movie review: Last Christmas
Reviewing a film as reviled as Last Christmas seems to be approximately eighteen months after its release is an interesting exercise. There is the almost debilitating weight of all those negative judgements, some of them almost unnecessarily scathing, and of course, that twist, which while not even remotely in the Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Character posters for Dune
SNAPSHOTA mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As Continue Reading
Movie review: Wish Dragon
If there’s one theme animated featured films cling to like a protagonist holding on for dear life to a giant pink dragon while flying through the air, it’s the idea of finding the courage to be true to yourself. It makes sense – we live in a world understandably enthralled Continue Reading