Venice Film Festival 2019: ABOUT ENDLESSNESS
Venice Film Festival 2019: ABOUT ENDLESSNESS

Om det oändliga (About Endlessness) can be painfully slow at times, but it is superbly captured with a truly delightful aesthetic. 

THE BOYS (S1E5+6) "Good for the Soul" & "The Innocents": Time to Face the Music
THE BOYS (S1E5+6) “Good For The Soul” & “The Innocents”: Time To Face The Music

As we head into the final two episodes, we have relationships on the verge of collapse, secrets to be exposed and a target on the Boys’ backs. Whatever happens next, it’s sure to be bloody.

MONOS: A Hypnotic Look At Guerrilla Warfare
MONOS: A Hypnotic Look At Guerrilla Warfare

Monos isn’t simply a film you watch, it’s an unflinching descent into chaos in the best way possible, haunting you long after the film has ended.

Venice International Film Festival 2019: ADULTS IN THE ROOM
Venice Film Festival 2019: ADULTS IN THE ROOM

Adults In The Room is a hard sell, failing to deliver an intriguing narrative despite being about the political cunning behind the Greek financial bailout.

GIVE ME LIBERTY: A Beautifully Chaotic Slice Of Life
GIVE ME LIBERTY: A Beautifully Chaotic Slice Of Life

Give Me Liberty evokes a sense of timelessness and universality that permeates through every element of the film.

Venice International Film Festival 2019: REVENIR (BACK HOME)
Venice Film Festival 2019: REVENIR (BACK HOME)

Equalled with terrific editing and a beautiful turn of cinematography, Revenir is a terrific boiling pot of emotional intensity.

ANGEL HAS FALLEN: An Old Dog With A Couple New Tricks
ANGEL HAS FALLEN: An Old Dog With A Couple New Tricks

Thankfully, strong cast and fan following go along way to make Angel Has Fallen enjoyable despite its director’s shortcomings.

Venice International Film Festival 2019: THE LAUNDROMAT
Venice Film Festival 2019: THE LAUNDROMAT

An alluring fixture with a hefty and enlightening impactful weight, The Laundromat drowns due to an overindulgence in material and excessive narrative.

THE DEATH OF DICK LONG: A Twisted, Hilarious Trojan Horse
THE DEATH OF DICK LONG: A Twisted, Hilarious Trojan Horse

The Death of Dick Long might easily be the most bizarre film of the year, but it’s also one of the funniest.

BURN: Extinguished Potential
BURN: Extinguished Potential

Burn is a stand-off between undeniable indie individualism and psycho-thriller, without a true path.

THE FANATIC: It's Bonkers, But Still Entertaining
THE FANATIC: Bonkers, But Still Mostly Entertaining

The Fanatic, directed by Fred Durst and starring John Travolta and Devon Sawa, is campy, a bit ill-spirited at times, but I still couldn’t turn it off.

Venice International Film Festival 2019: JOKER
Venice Film Festival 2019: JOKER

Dark and gritty, Joker is a pressure cooker of emotional abuse that is just ticking, ready to blow at every minute.

Venice International Film Festival 2019: AD ASTRA
Venice International Film Festival 2019: AD ASTRA

While Ad Astra is no doubt visually stimulating, ultimately Gray’s film is a meandering lifeless existential entity that overly emphasises on simplicity.

MARRIAGE STORY: An Examination of Divorce That Carries Loose Ends
Venice Film Festival 2019: MARRIAGE STORY

Marriage Story is a heavy-hitting and brutal feature that leaves no stone unturned and no fallen tear allowed to escape from the camera.

CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019: GO!
CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019: GO!

Go! is the perfect adversary to the rising encroachment of American animated films that dominate Australian cinemas every holiday period – it’s old fashioned for sure, but undeniably fun.