2022 Reviews – King Richard
My plan was to get this out amidst the Australian Open, but the two weeks of tennis that Melbourne is lucky to host each year is just too good, too alluring. Go Nadal. Go Barty! Ever since I got into … Continued
2022 Reviews – House of Gucci
🙋♂️ I put my hand up; I was one that didn’t see The Last Duel. I’m sorry Mr. Ridley Scott, I didn’t know it was you! The Last Duel looked awesome, but it came out at a time when Melbourne … Continued
2022 Reviews – Scream
A quick users guide to Scream’s killer reveals: Scream – Woah, that’s amazing! Scream 2 – Alright, I like it. Scream 3 – Well, that’s just silly. Scream 4 – Wicked. Cool. Instead of rewatching the Scream movies in anticipation … Continued
2022 Reviews – The Lost Daughter
I was rewatching Murder on the Orient Express the other night (Death on the Nile is coming) and I couldn’t believe that Olivia Coleman has a small and practically silent part in it, filmed just before she blew up in … Continued
2022 Reviews – West Side Story
Where to begin in 2022. Choices, so many choices! I think I’m hearing that West Side Story is a masterpiece, and must be seen on the big screen to soak in the colour and sound. So, West Side Story, I … Continued
My Favourite 10 Movies of 2021
So here we stand, 82 movies in the bank, the New Year has arrived, and all that’s left to do is talk about la crème de la crème! 2021; another challenging year for cinema – Melbourne had another months-long COVID … Continued
My Least Favourite 10 Movies of 2021
The great Norm McDonald once thought of Carrot Top in the same way I think of these movies – ‘box office poison’. I don’t mean in a monetary sense, like he meant it, no; but in the way that watching … Continued
2021 Reviews – Don’t Look Up
Netflix presents or Netflix presents, considering this movie came out on Christmas Eve 😁 I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 2022 (and let the record show, I was the first to make that Taylor-Swift-pun), but there’s one more … Continued
2021 Reviews – Spider-Man: No Way Home
The fourth and final Marvel Cinematic Universe movie of the year and I really don’t know what attitude I’m supposed to have going into this. The MCU is still kicking goals after Avengers: Endgame, and Spider-Man: No Way Home is … Continued
2021 Reviews – tick, tick… Boom!
So I hear that Lin-Manuel Miranda has directed a movie musical and I’m like, ‘sweet, I’m in’. Five minutes in, I’m like, ‘wait… is this a musical bio-pic of the guy who created Rent?!’ I smile wide, and sink back … Continued