When the most interesting thing about a film is the behind-the-scenes drama regarding a release date and multiple trips to the classification board, you know you're in trouble. Such is the case with My Spy, a once planned mid-2019 family friendly actioner headlined by wrestler-turned-actor Dave Bautista that, rather mysteriously, saw its release yanked out a month ahead of its … [Read more...] about My Spy – Film Review
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The Truth – Film review
Master director Kore-Eda Hirokazu’s wry and charming new dramedy The Truth pairs Academy Award nominees Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche on screen for the first time. Together they play the parts of a celebrated actress and her estranged daughter - a fractured relationship put to the test in quietly comical circumstances. Fabienne (Deneuve) is a star; a much loved, … [Read more...] about The Truth – Film review
Jojo Rabbit – Film Review
Jojo Rabbit must've been a hard sell. Nazi-themed humour isn't the easiest to execute in a successful manner, and in a political climate of far-right diplomacy, to ask an audience to sympathise with a Hitler-enthused child is sheer madness. But such is the brilliance of writer/director Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit blends his brand of dark humour with a charming candidness that … [Read more...] about Jojo Rabbit – Film Review
Knives Out – Film Review
After the presumed pressure of helming a Star Wars feature, not to mention the toxic aftermath that surrounded the divisive Last Jedi, the fun evident within writer/director Rian Johnson's Knives Out can't help but be more pointedly noticeable given what he was previously subjected to. Returning to the genre that birthed his film career, Knives Out is very much Johnson … [Read more...] about Knives Out – Film Review
Big Glittery Sh*t Show – Wonderland Festival 2019
Beginning with a scantily-clad attired man snorting glitter as if it was cocaine, ending with a dance number complete with an over-sized rubber ducky, and featuring knife juggling, a disturbingly aerobic trampoline number, and a game of darts that opts to use sex toys instead in-between, Big Glittery Shit Show is definitely not your parents' variety show! If you're prepared to … [Read more...] about Big Glittery Sh*t Show – Wonderland Festival 2019