Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges Coming off lauded performances in their last respective projects, Julia Roberts (TV's Homecoming) and Lucas Hedges (Boy Erased) continue to ground their work with committed performances in Ben Is Back, a heart-wrenching yet standard drama detailing the demons of addiction. Written and directed by Peter Hedges (star Lucas's own father) Ben Is … [Read more...] about Ben Is Back – Film Review
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Green Book – Film Review
Viggo Mortensen (left) and Mahershala Ali (right) Whilst there's no doubt that Green Book is entertaining, this "inspired by a true friendship" tale (as proclaimed by the promotional material) commits the cardinal sin of detailing said true story in the wrong manner, or, more correctly, the wrong perspective. Directed by Peter Farrelly (yes, one half of the brotherly duo … [Read more...] about Green Book – Film Review
Storm Boy – Film Review
Storm Boy (Finn Little) embraces "Mr Percival" Whilst the pelican at the centre of Storm Boy hardly feels like the next cinematic creature to capture our hearts in the same manner as the focuses of such home grown entries as Babe or Red Dog, Justin Monjo's script (based off Colin Thiele's much-loved 1960's children's novel) does a fine job of captivating his audience … [Read more...] about Storm Boy – Film Review
Glass – Film Review
L-R: Samuel L. Jackson, James McAvoy and Bruce Willis in Glass are not your average comic book characters. M. Night Shyamalan's directorial travels have been fascinating, to say the least. Once hailed as a filmmaker worthy of being dubbed "the second coming of Spielberg", a series of twists and fantastical ideas weren't enough to sustain the public as he came crashing down … [Read more...] about Glass – Film Review
Loro – Film review
Based on no real events, the story of Loro is cobbled together from news stories to make a probable or inventive tale of Italy in the years 2006 and 2010. It’s aim is to illustrate a side of the country and its people - their ambitions, loves, hopes - who swarm to be in the warm glow that is Silvio Berlusconi (Tony Servillo, above right). For the next 2.5 hours, the … [Read more...] about Loro – Film review