Sometimes abstract just doesn’t work
POLAR – BAD
A rare deed of terrible filmmaking emerging from a unique combination of guileless over-confidence and frightful neglect, Polar is one to scroll past
GLASS
Many have and will talk about what Glass is. More important is what it isn’t. Glass, nor it’s quintessential precursors Unbreakable or Split, are concerned with the cavalcade or canon of superhero behemoths to dominate […]
VELVET BUZZSAW
‘Art is dangerous,’ at least to this author, remains one of the most frustratingly adapted, frequently used turns of phrase in an industry that as Velvet Buzzsaw entreaties can become obsessed with itself. Artists are […]
WINDA SETS SIGHTS ON 2019
“It is an exciting time in Indigenous filmmaking as we see a range of new film opportunities growing around the world for Indigenous filmmakers and we can’t wait to bring some of the films to […]
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
In a year saturated with Spider-Man and Marvel a film with conceivably the worst timing shows you that quality can and will trump all. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse is one of those few films that […]
BODIED
This author has only ever seen one film twice during a single Festival run. That was Bodied. Bodied will very likely will be the standard-bearer and standard for its particular subgenre of satire and comedy that […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E52: NETFLIX; THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS, HOLD THE DARK, THE SINNER, CAM, SHIRKERS, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND & MOWGLI
Where in our very last show for 2018 we fight about our favourite and least favourite Netflicks – tune in Wednesdays 7:30PM from 2019 on 2SER, subscribe on iTunes & Spotify and have […]
WIDOWS
Widows is a film that takes itself very seriously. That’s fine; dramas, and heist thrillers at that, can take themselves as seriously as they want, provided there aren’t getaway car-sized holes in the plot. The […]
THE SINNER – SEASON 2
The Sinner is quickly becoming one of the best thrillers on US television – even if the second season isn’t quite a match for the first. Benefiting greatly from star Jessica Biel, here returning off-screen […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E51: CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? & CREED II
Where we fight about the best Melissa McCarthy film since Spy and Rocky 4 x 2 ie Rocky 8 ie Creed II, in cinemas now + discuss the legacies of Nicholas Roeg and […]
CAM
Psychological thrillers are best when they’re relatable and (hopefully) original. ‘Cam’ ticks both boxes with camgirl Alice (Madeline Brewer from “The Handmaid’s Tale”) aka Lola facing the existential dread of being locked out of her […]
CREED II
For a movie that ticks all the boxes Creed II is a huge miscalculation. An engaging one if that, the sequel is something more akin to (while somewhat loathe to use this comparison) what The […]
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
For such a well known actress, Melissa McCarthy is strangely underrated. Flexing her considerable comic and dramatic chops as early as those first seasons of Gilmore Girls to later find broader fame with Bridesmaids and […]
ROMA
Roma deserves to be seen on the big screen – do yourself a favour and see it before it hits Netflix, and then see it again. The streaming platform have done well with this acquisition […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E50: TIME TRAVEL TO 1978 – SUPERMAN, HALLOWEEN, ANIMAL HOUSE, DAYS OF HEAVEN & THE DEER HUNTER
Where we Tardis back to December 5, 1978 to fight about DC’s latest foray into motion pictures, break-out horror success ‘Halloween,’ National Lampoon’s mega-hit of the summer, the new flick from ‘Badlands’ Director […]
PARACINEMA FEST: CLIMBING OVER BOUNDARIES
“Paracinema as a style of and approach to cinema has always been about climbing over boundaries to see what is on the other side, always obsessed with ferreting out oddities and unique films that show […]
ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE
A contender for one of the worst films of the year, look elsewhere than Anna and the Apocalypse. A small Welsh town, an encroaching Christmas; carols, families, seasons greetings and a horde of the undead. […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E49: WIDOWS & ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE
Where we fight about one of the best cast movies in years and Christmas zombies being unleashed on Wales – Wednesdays 7:30PM on 2SER and subscribe on iTunes and Spotify!
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E48: ROMA, SUSPIRIA, JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL
Where we fight about Alfonso Cuaron’s latest screening at the Cine Latino Film Festival, whatever happened in Suspiria and the flicks on show at the Japanese Film Festival including One Cut of the Dead, […]
THE OVERCOAT: A MUSICAL
Aspirations, egos, classes and tones all clash in ‘The Overcoat’ – a title as innocuous as it is resultantly tragic. Set in Saint Petersburg amidst a regimented and immeasurably ordered approach to bureaucracy, Nikolai […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S2E47: JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL, STAN LEE, SHOPLIFTERS, ROMA, AUSTRALIA SAYS YES & KINO KABARET
Where we chat with Japanese Film Festival Programmer Alison Groves about the latest, greatest Japanese cinema (screening in Sydney from Nov 15-25), discuss the formidable, indelible and much loved legacy of Stan Lee, […]
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