Film Reviews
In his final Film Fest 919 recap, Josh Martin delves into Jake Gyllenhaal’s latest, a challenging take on the Western and the most delightful film of the festival.
Our report from Chicago International Film Festival, with reviews of, among others, Friedkin Uncut, In the Aisles, and Father the Flame.
Richard Todd’s Dying to Live is a sincere portrait of the state of Australian organ donation, a weirdly taboo topic with the highest of stakes.
Soul to Keep is a horror tale about sadistic ritualism that, whilst having its heart in the right place, struggles to break free from the shackles of genre conformity.
“It’s Her Kid” is another messy How To Get Away With Murder episode but at least it feels like we’re heading somewhere.
Episode 6 was the episode we have all been waiting for – the “Return to…
If you belong to nearly any demographic, Johnny English Strikes Again will serve as a colossal letdown, and leave you contemplating how Rowan Atkinson could enter such a slump.
Riverdale was back in fashion for episode 2 “Fortune and Men’s Eyes”, bringing Archie and the gang back into focus and continuing its tradition of dropping a huge plot twist in the closing moments.
If you have children who are itching for a cinema trip during the spooky season, there have been much worse offerings than Goosebumps 2 in the past.
Night School is unforgiveably bland. It’s difficult to care about anything that happens, because the jokes are so flat, and the characters so dull.
The Old Man and the Gun is a love letter to many things: the 1970s/early ’80s, the aging outlaw trope so often seen in Westerns, and to film itself.
Our latest report from LFF includes a nice mix of crowd pleasers in-waiting, anticipated auteur efforts, and a slew of arthouse discoveries.
The Doctor journeys across a dangerous landscape in Episode 2 of the new Doctor Who, saving humans and aliens as she goes.
The Kindergarten Teacher is expertly magnetic as a vessel for a cringe-worthy effect of its own making, and with a strong central performance by Maggie Gyllenhaal as well.
Better Start Running feels like a cliched indie – fitted head to toe with an ever-present oddball ensemble cast – taking to the road for an adventure.