Pamela Anderson delivers the performance of her life in Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl, and delivers incredible vulnerability in an intimate character study that examines the cost of performance and glamour following the passage of time. A seasoned showgirl must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run. In Gia […]
Movie Reviews
‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ – Review
Sinister psychological horror and dark humour unite for a story of pure madness in The Rule of Jenny Pen, and this is a picture infused with a haunting sense of dread as a battle of power and control wages for the very right to survive. Recovering from a stroke at an assisted living facility, a […]
‘Black Bag’ – Review
Noted filmmaker Steven Soderbergh takes audiences into the murky arena of covert black operations, where there is no line between trust and lies in Black Bag, and this is an intellectually tense thriller that packs in the tension at every moment. When his wife, intelligence agent Kathryn St. Jean (Cate Blanchett), is suspected of committing […]
‘Hard Truths’ – Review
Mike Leigh is a filmmaker who doesn’t just tell stories, he crafts lived-in worlds brimming with raw emotion, human frailty, and, most importantly, truth. With Hard Truths, he returns to the big screen with a gut-wrenching, deeply affecting drama that holds nothing back. This is a film that demands your full attention and, in true […]
‘SPIT’ – Review
David Wenham dons the mullett and rips open a can of Carlton Draught in the roaring sequel to cult classic Gettin’ Square in Spit, and this is a full Aussie comedy riot! David Wenham returns as John “Spit” Spitieri, the iconic crim of Australian cinema, in this sequel to Gettin’ Square. Spitteri finds himself locked […]
‘Mickey 17’ – Review
It is without a doubt one of our most anticipated releases of 2025, and now Academy Award-winner Bong Joon-ho, in his eagerly awaited post-Parasite feature film, has delivered us the wildly original Mickey 17, and this is a film that is not what you expect, but everything you could want. The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes […]
‘Bird’ – Review
Andrea Arnold is a filmmaker with a passion and voice all her own, and she delivers another thoughtful and poignantly impactful film in Bird. Bailey, 12 years old, lives with her single father Bug and her brother Hunter in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time to devote to his children and […]
‘Tinā’ – Review
There is an incredible buzz building with writer/director Miki Magasiva’s Tinā, and for good reason, as this is an incredibly powerful and compelling tale of love, strength, family, community and the power of music to heal, and audiences who witness this beautiful story will feel their hearts beat faster. Mareta Percival (Anapela Polataivao), struggling after […]
‘I’m Still Here’ – Review
Celebrated filmmaker Walter Salles has a style and substance all his own and he finds incredibly poignant ground to deliver another triumphantly moving drama with I’m Still Here, which leaves its touch upon an audiences heart. Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres) begins a lonely battle to learn the truth behind the disappearance of her husband, former […]
‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ – Review
When it comes to rock and roll royalty, few bands hold a candle to the mighty Led Zeppelin. A band that didn’t just change music but defined an entire era, their sonic mastery and electrifying presence set the gold standard for what rock could be. Now, in Becoming Led Zeppelin, filmmaker Bernard MacMahon pulls back […]