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'Crisis' Review - An Intriguing Multi-Narrative Look at the Opioid Crisis

By Joshua Appadoo
17/03/21
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'French Exit' Review - Michelle Pfeiffer Shines in Quirky Comedy Film

By Ross Carroll
16/03/21

Michelle Pfeiffer dives into her most spirited role in years, playing a widowed New York socialite who shifts her and her son’s mundane life to Paris in the utterly surreal comedy, French Exit.

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'Apples' Review - A Quirky Piece of Pandemic-Era Cinema

By Hector A. Gonzalez
12/03/21

After working as an assistant director for Yorgos Lanthimos and Richard Linklater, Christos Nikou gives us his directorial debut film, Apples.

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'The Human Voice' Review - A (Short) Masterpiece from Pedro Almodóvar

By Hector A. Gonzalez
09/03/21

One of the most famous and alluring exports of modern Spanish cinema, Pedro Almodóvar, is back with a new short film, The Human Voice.

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'Nomadland' Review - A Study of Loss and Prevailing Humanity

By Caspar Moxham
07/03/21

Chloé Zhao directs Nomadland, a remarkable and moving story of loss and how it affects those left behind.

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'Quo vadis, Aida?' Review - A Devastating, Powerful War Story

By Hector A. Gonzalez
07/03/21

Quo vadis, Aida? is based on a harrowing true story about the atrocities of war in mid-90s Bosnia.

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'Final Set' Review - An Entertaining Yet Predictable Sports Drama

By Ross Carroll
03/03/21

Director Quentin Reynaud’s Final Set is an off-beat sports tale centred around an ageing tennis protege who dreams of becoming something more while tackling some taxing personal problems.

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Not Even Tom Holland Can Save the Mess that is 'Cherry'

By Hector A. Gonzalez
02/03/21

Following up their directorial work on the highest-grossing film of all time, Avengers: Endgame (2019), the Russo’s are back in the director’s chair with Cherry.

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'Judas and the Black Messiah' Review - A Tragically Powerful True Story

By Hector A. Gonzalez
24/02/21

Judas and the Black Messiah takes you into the tragic true story of Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton and William O’Neal’s lives.

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'Minari' is a Gorgeous, Timeless Family Drama with Universal Themes

By Nick Janks
22/02/21

Minari is a wonderfully shot, exceptionally profound drama film that focuses on the intersection between family and living one’s dream.

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'Another Round' Review - A Drunken Cautionary Tale

By Joshua Appadoo
18/02/21

Directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring crowd favourite Mads Mikkelsen, Another Round (or Druk as it’s titled in Danish, which loosely translates to ‘binge drinking’) is a film that dives into the ups, downs, and all-arounds of alcohol.

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'The World to Come' - A Provocative 19th-Century Lesbian Love Story

By Aditi Saha
16/02/21

Directed by Mona Fastvold, The World to Come is a 19th-century same-sex romance story set on the icy backdrop of a secluded farmhouse.

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'The Mauritanian' - A Weak Legal Drama Saved by a Key Performance

By Hector A. Gonzalez
15/02/21

The Mauritanian is one of many films that deal with the Homeland Security aspect of the American justice system. It is a hard topic to touch upon.

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'The Little Things' Review - A Mid-Tier Serial Killer Drama at Best

By Nick Janks
11/02/21

The Little Things pays homage to 90s serial killer cop dramas and features award-winning actors that deserve to be in a better movie together.

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'The Pink Cloud' Review - A True Representation of Pandemic-Era Times

By Hector A. Gonzalez
08/02/21

Recently, directors everywhere have tried to make the first successful pandemic-era film, and none have succeeded. They try, and make them unrealistic, dull, and sort of a humdrum. It was not until Iuli Gerbase’s debut feature The Pink Cloud arrived to accurately portray the world we live in today.

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'The Food Club' Review - A Heartfelt Dramedy Set in Stunning Italy

By Aditi Saha
05/02/21

The Food Club is a feel-good comedy-drama movie that is all about self-discovery, love, friendships, and second chances amongst three women in their 60s, set in an idyllic Italian backdrop.

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'The Dry' Review - A Compelling Australian Murder-Mystery

By Caspar Moxham
03/02/21

Robert Connolly’s latest venture, The Dry, is a quintessentially Australian film with a compelling storyline that survives patchy acting and the leaps of faith demanded by the plot.

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