Promising Young Woman is about Cassie’s attempts to understand what happened around her best friend’s tragic circumstances. Both were promising medical students until her death. Cassie drops out of university. She is now stuck working in a café and living at home with her parents. However, she spends her nights pretending to be drunk and picking up stray men. She has a … [Read more...] about Promising Young Woman – Film Review
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The Burnt Orange Heresy – Film Review
In the opening minutes of The Burnt Orange Heresy, pretentious art arbiter James Figueras (Claes Bang) displays the importance of the act of critiquing. Discussing a piece of art, he manages to convince his adoring audience there's a deeper, more important meaning behind it through a detailed, fictional story. It's not entirely surprising that he's deceiving his audience - the … [Read more...] about The Burnt Orange Heresy – Film Review
Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh – Book Review
Fifty Fifty refers to the fact that two sisters are reported to be near the crime scene at the time of their father’s death. Alexandra rings the police straight away after finding the body of wealthy former New York Mayor Frank Avellino, and blames her sister who’s locked in the bathroom. Sophia is also reporting the murder and blames Alex. Each chapter is told by a … [Read more...] about Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh – Book Review
Dark Waters – Film Review
Darks Waters is based on the 20 years real-life story of Robert Bilott’s legal pursuit of DuPont environmental and health coverups. This is essentially a legal thriller based on an article written in The New York Times Magazine and Robert’s memoir, Exposure. Farmer Wilbur Tennan turns up at Robert’s office asking for legal help. He’s from the same home town, so Robert … [Read more...] about Dark Waters – Film Review
The Lighthouse – Film Review
After witnessing The Lighthouse in the week prior to its limited (and I mean, limited) release here in Australia, I had a difficult time trying to gather my thoughts on what I had just seen. And given that this bizarre, hallucinogenic, and oft-disturbing horror(?)/drama comes courtesy of writer-director Robert Eggers, who only 4 years ago divided audiences with his … [Read more...] about The Lighthouse – Film Review