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Benjamin Maio Mackay
Nov 28, 20181 min read
Ralph Breaks the Internet - 3.5 Stars
Fun, charming and entertaining - Ralph is still fun half a decade later. Six years after the events of "Wreck-It Ralph," Ralph and...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Nov 23, 20182 min read
Widows - 2 Stars
Overstuffed, clunky and boring - this film either needed to be heavily cut or turned into a mini-series. Set in contemporary Chicago,...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Nov 19, 20182 min read
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - 2 Stars
Poorly written, atrociously constructed - yet it still has the charm of a Harry Potter film. The second instalment of the "Fantastic...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Oct 26, 20181 min read
Fahrenheit 11/9 - 4.5 Stars
Michael Moore’s sharp insight into the state of American politics is excellent, but uncomfortable to watch. Filmmaker Michael...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Oct 25, 20181 min read
Boy Erased - 4.5 Stars
Powerful, emotional and uncomfortable to watch. The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Halloween - 4 Stars
Jaime Lee Curtis shines in the best instalment of the thrilling Halloween franchise. Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Oct 16, 20181 min read
The Seagull - 4.5 Stars
A beautiful adaptation of one of Chekhov’s greatest plays. In the early 20th century, an aging actress and her lover visit the estate of...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Oct 6, 20181 min read
A Simple Favor - 1 Star
A colossal disaster of a film. Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Oct 5, 20181 min read
American Animals - 4 Stars
A clever blend of documentary and dramatic recreation makes this film a nail-biting two hours. Four young men mistake their lives for a...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Oct 3, 20181 min read
Venom - 2 Stars
The strangest “dark anti-hero, vigilante film” ever. When Eddie Brock acquires the powers of a symbiote, he will have to release his...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Sep 6, 20181 min read
The Merger - 4.5 Stars
A brilliant Australian film that needs to be seen. Troy Carrington, a former professional football player returns to his country town...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Aug 24, 20181 min read
Hearts Beat Loud - 5 Stars
Beautifully crafted, sentimental brief glimpse into a father and daughter’s lives. A father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Aug 24, 20181 min read
Hearts Beat Loud - 5 Stars
Beautifully crafted, sentimental brief glimpse into a father and daughter’s lives. A father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Aug 20, 20181 min read
The Miseducation of Cameron Post - 4.5 Stars
Painfully beautiful with outstanding performances. In 1993, a teenage girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center by her...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Aug 9, 20181 min read
BlacKkKlansman - 5 Stars
A powerful, depressing and scary look at racist culture in America. Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado,...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Jul 30, 20181 min read
Mission Impossible: Fallout - 3.5 Stars
Mission Impossible is a fun franchise that just keeps upping the anti on its incredible stunts. Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Jul 18, 20181 min read
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again - 5 Stars
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again delights and thrills exactly how you want it to. In this sequel to Mamma Mia!, Sophie learns about her...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Jul 17, 20181 min read
Skyscraper - 1 Star
Soulless, with plot holes everywhere this Dwayne Johnson thriller was nothing working for it. A father goes to great lengths to save his...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Jul 5, 20181 min read
Antman & The Wasp - 3 Stars
Perfectly palatable sequel has enough laughs to engage the viewer for 2hrs. As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father,...
Benjamin Maio Mackay
Jun 19, 20181 min read
Jurassic World 2: Fallen Kingdom - 2 Stars
Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas-Howard star in the most wasted 135 minutes of my life. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to...
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