REVIEW: Knives Out (Spoiler Free)

Wouldn't you say, it's "no time to die"... aye, Bond? On the morning following his birthday, successful mystery novelist, Harlan Thrombey, is found dead leading master detective, Benoit Blanc, to investigate an entire family of suspects. Rian Johnson, hot off his controversial take on the Star Wars saga with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has sprung back into …

A Thank You

I have been writing film reviews since December 2015 and lately, to be honest, I haven't been enjoying it anymore. The last four years have been really fun and have allowed me to view film I never would have bothered with. Truly, these write-ups have opened my eyes to a lot of fantastical cinema around …

REVIEW: Terminator: Dark Fate (Spoiler Free)

They said they'd be back. An advanced terminator and an enhanced super soldier are sent back in time to war over the survival of a young woman, Dani Ramos, who's fate is seemingly tied to the legacy of one, Sarah Connor. Do I care about the Terminator franchise? That is the big question. Look, I have never …

REVIEW: Parasite

Finally, 2019 has thrown me a bone. Thriving in poverty, a young man leads his family towards a hopeful profit by tutoring the daughter of upper class tycoons... an initially "simple" task. In all honesty, Parasite has been in Australian cinemas for almost two months now and it was only this week I managed to grab a …

REVIEW: Zombieland: Double Tap (Spoiler Free)

That's so 2009. Ten years on from their first encounter, the makeshift family of apocalypse survivors, Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita and Little Rock attempt to keep their tightknit group together whilst hordes of zombies continue to tear into their lives. I was never the biggest Zombieland fan back in the day. I liked the movie but, I guess, …

REVIEW: Joker (Spoiler Free)

Wanna get nuts? Well, come on, let's get nuts. In 1980s Gotham city, failed stand-up comic, Arthur Fleck, descends on a path of madness after succumbing to the pressure of societal constraints. The long awaited DC standalone supervillain feature, Joker, has finally made its way to cinemas and... it feels good. Truth be told, as …

RANKED: September Releases of 2019 (Recap)

September is the new October. Nothing but horror films for as long as the eye can see. Between zombies, cursed books, demonic interstellar clowns and existential space voyages, September has had nothing but gothic thrills and dramatic terror. Although not the best month, at the very least, September kept on brand... profiting off the upcoming …

REVIEW: The Dead Don’t Die

The deadpan don't die. A cosmic realignment leads to the reanimation of corpses in the once quaint and seemingly normal town of Centreville. The new black comedy from notoriously weird filmmaker, Jim Jarmusch, The Dead Don't Die is this year's dry, deadpan Arthouse comedy flick that has a lot to like but only for very, very, very …

REVIEW: Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark

Scary movies to show in the off season. It's Halloween in 1968 America and a band of misfit children manage to stumble upon a cursed book withholding their wicked fates. In this precursor to Halloween season, Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark is the adaptation of a horror book series in which, to be …

REVIEW: Ad Astra

Once upon a time on Neptune. In the near future, the astronaut, Major Roy McBride, ascends on a quest into deep space where, on the edge of Earth's solar system, a series of mysterious power surges begin to threaten human life. The 2019 resident space movie for Oscar consideration, Ad Astra stars Brad Pitt in a …