In time for the Queensland school holidays, comes polished light entertainer Swimming for Gold from prince of young adult features, Steve Jaggi. There’s standout performances here under the helm of director Hayley MacFarlane, filmed in and around Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Seventeen-year-old Claire Carpenter (Peyton List, Disney’s Jessie and Bunk'd) was an elite swimmer … [Read more...] about Swimming for Gold – Film review
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The Darkest Minds – Film Review
Given that the young adult novel adaption phase has seemingly fizzled out, a product like The Darkest Minds feels like it's arriving a good 5 years too late. There's only so much one can do with these apocalyptic-centric tales, and whilst Jennifer Yuh Nelson's outing does little to differentiate itself from contemporaries such as The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner, she … [Read more...] about The Darkest Minds – Film Review