Film Review / ‘Pad Man’ (PG) *** and a half Film Review / ‘Pad Man’ (PG) *** and a half SCREENING locally late at night in only one cinema and possibly getting withdrawn by the…
Film Review / ‘Black Panther’ (M) *** Film Review / ‘Black Panther’ (M) *** MARVEL Pictures has become a major player in the movie game, targeting the audience segment…
Film Review / ‘Happy End’ (M) *** and a half Film Review / ‘Happy End’ (M) *** and a half “WEIRD movie,” said the other bloke as we exited the cinema after watching writer/director Michael…
Film Review / ‘The 15.17 to Paris’ *** (M) Film Review / ‘The 15.17 to Paris’ *** (M) FROM Clint Eastwood in his 88th year comes this, his 36th feature as director, none…
Film Review / ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ (MA) half a star Film Review / ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ (MA) half a star YUK! Ergh! And whatever other unpublishable expression of disgust, dislike or disbelief that you may…
Film Review / ‘Phantom Thread’ (M) *** and a half Film Review / ‘Phantom Thread’ (M) *** and a half A TRIFECTA for Paul Thomas Anderson – writer, director, cinematographer. With an estimated $US35 million…
Film Review / ‘Molly’s Game’ (MA) *** and a half Film Review / ‘Molly’s Game’ (MA) *** and a half THE game is high-stakes poker, with a six-digit entry fee. And the game’s owner is…
Film Review / ‘Father Figures’ (MA) No stars Film Review / ‘Father Figures’ (MA) No stars THIS is cinematographer Lawrence Sher’s directing debut. Its writer Justin Malen’s third feature. The TV…
Film Review / ‘Sweet Country’ (MA) ****and a half Film Review / ‘Sweet Country’ (MA) ****and a half ON August 3, 1929, the "Northern Standard" reported the trial, in the Supreme Court of…
Film Review / ‘I, Tonya’ (MA) **** Film Review / ‘I, Tonya’ (MA) **** ANYBODY pursuing an obsession since age three and who by age 16 was sixth in…
Film Review / ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ (PG) *** and a half Film Review / ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ (PG) *** and a half WHILE her family is away, Mary is living in great-aunt Charlotte’s country house, where the gardener…
Film Review / ‘The Commuter’ (MA) *** Film Review / ‘The Commuter’ (MA) *** JAUME Collet-Serra’s filming of a screenplay by Byron Willinger and Phillip de Blasi is yet…