reviews All Reviews REVIEW | The Nightingale (2019) John Roebuck / 15:28 / 30.08.19 There aren't many films that highlight the horror of colonialism in the manner that The Nightingale does. There should be more.
reviews All Reviews MIFF REVIEW | The Lodge (2019) Derek Armstrong / 10:28 / 19.08.19 The Lodge is one of those films where people create their own problems, and then ask us to sympathise with them as though they hadn’t.
reviews All Reviews REVIEW | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) John Roebuck / 10:06 / 15.08.19 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood would have been better had the final act showed the same understanding of what was working as everything that preceded it.
reviews All Reviews REVIEW | Late Night (2019) John Roebuck / 15:29 / 13.08.19 Late Night is an easy watch that fluctuates congenially in quality from minute to minute that would have benefitted from perhaps a few more drafts.
reviews All Reviews MIFF REVIEW | Extra Ordinary (2019) Derek Armstrong / 10:17 / 13.08.19 Extra Ordinary is sweet and a lot of fun. Its Irish sensibilities make it a real joy, especially as embodied by Higgins in a delightful central turn.
reviews All Reviews MIFF REVIEW | The Day Shall Come (2019) Derek Armstrong / 22:49 / 11.08.19 It’s just that the high standard Chris Morris previously set for himself keeps The Day Shall Come from reaching its best possible heights.
Editor's Choice reviews Top Picks MIFF REVIEW | The Leunig Fragments (2019) John Roebuck / 22:38 / 11.08.19 The Leunig Fragments reinforces Australian director Kasimir Burgess as a serious filmmaking talent that ought to be fostered.
reviews All Reviews MIFF REVIEW | Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019 Derek Armstrong / 7:15 / 09.08.19 Paul Downs Colaizzo's Brittany Runs a Marathon does meander a bit and spending time on tangents that don’t seem to fully pay off.
reviews All Reviews REVIEW | Midsommar (2019) John Roebuck / 19:14 / 08.08.19 Regardless of the shiny veneer that suggests something more innovative than genre retreading, Midsommar subscribes to many conventions wholeheartedly.