Very few films are ground-breaking in a visual, technical or narrative sense. To manage all three is a rare achievement, though not nearly so remarkable as Alex Honnold
FILM FIGHT CLUB S3E8: CAGE MATCH
Where we enter the Cage
GAME OF THRONES: WINTERFELL
It’s remarkable how even five episodes out that same commitment to world-building and character dynamics still shines bright. WARNING: This post is dark and full of spoilers What could (almost) forgivingly have pleasingly passed with […]
FILM FIGHT CLUB S3E7: TARDIS TO APR 10, 1999 – MATRIX, 10 THINGS & CRUEL INTENTIONS
Where we Tardis to April 10, 1999 to review hit new flicks The Matrix, 10 Things I Hate About You & Cruel Intentions
CAPTAIN MARVEL
It’s fine. It’s nothing to get excited about, but it’s fine.
FILM FIGHT CLUB S3E6: DESTROYER & AGNES VARDA
Where we fight about non-neo-noir Destroyer and discuss the legacy of Agnes Varda
FILM FIGHT CLUB S3E5: US, DISNEY & 2018’s TOP (& BOTTOM) 10
Where we fight among us, about the latest thing the Simpsons got right and our favourites (and most despised) from the year that was
US
Everyone knows Jordan Peele wants to hold up a mirror to society; no one thought he’d take it so literally. Us, more than most films this year, will suffer from the weight of expectation. Get […]
WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY
Recounting lesser-known events and their reasons for obscurity in the life of Massachusetts poet Emily Dickinson (Molly Shannon), Wild Nights With Emily takes a few less than conventional approaches
REVISITING MAGIC MIKE XXL
This author has never before written a second review for any film. But then there’s Magic Mike XXL
DERRY GIRLS
One would do well to discover this gem
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 […]
