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Cars 3 - 4 Stars
Pixar’s weakest franchise offers a strong, emotional conclusion. Lightning McQueen sets out to prove to a new generation of racers that...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
Jun 9, 20171 min read
Churchill - 2 Stars
Lazy, tired bio-pic fails to ignite - but does offer an interesting perspective on Churchill’s mindset at the end of WWII. A...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
Jun 9, 20171 min read
My Cousin Rachel - 1 Star
An atrocity of a film. Utter garbage. A young Englishman plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
Jun 9, 20171 min read
Una - 4.5 Stars
Haunting, harrowing and painfully beautiful. This movie is an astounding piece of confronting cinema. When a young woman unexpectedly...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
Jun 9, 20171 min read
The Mummy - 3.5 Stars
Tom Cruise shines in a remake of the 1930s classic! An ancient princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
Jun 7, 20171 min read
20th Century Women - 5 Stars
My favourite film since American Hustle. The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
Jun 5, 20171 min read
Wonder Woman - 3.5 Stars
It’s about time. DC Films has finally released a good movie! Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
Jun 5, 20171 min read
A Quiet Passion - 2.5 Stars
Cynthia Nixon shines in Terence Davies’ latest and most self-indulgent offering. The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
Jun 2, 20171 min read
Wilson - 2 Stars
Utter insanity or sheer brilliance, Wilson walks a dangerous line and you never know if the jokes are purposeful. A lonely, neurotic and...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 29, 20171 min read
The Sense of an Ending - 3.5 Stars
This unique British film highlights the talents of Jim Broadbent and Harriet Walter. A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 29, 20171 min read
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer - 4 Stars
Quirky lovable characters shine in an interesting, human political thriller. Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who befriends a...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 26, 20171 min read
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Me Tell No Tales - 2 Stars
Never has a franchise felt more dried up. Captain Jack Sparrow searches for the trident of Poseidon. The first film back in 2000 was...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 23, 20171 min read
Baywatch - 4 Stars
Welcome to Baywatch beaches! Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchanan butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 19, 20171 min read
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword - 1 Star
Hollywood’s biggest flop in years is not entirely atrocious. Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 19, 20172 min read
John Wick: Chapter 2 - 3 Stars
After months of delays in getting the film to Australia, John Wick Chapter 2 is here and it’s mildly impressive. After returning to the...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 16, 20171 min read
I Am Heath Ledger - 4 Stars
A true insight into the mind of a unique artist. I AM HEATH LEDGER is a feature length documentary celebrating the life of Heath Ledger:...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 11, 20171 min read
Snatched - 2.5 Stars
This lacklustre comedy does have some redeeming features, but in the end we've seen it all before. When her boyfriend dumps her before...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 11, 20171 min read
Alien: Covenant - 3 Stars
At least it’s not Prometheus! The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 8, 20171 min read
Rules Don’t Apply - 1.5 Stars
Simply put Warren Beatty’s worst film ever. The unconventional love story of an aspiring actress, her determined driver, and their boss,...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
May 2, 20172 min read
Kiki, Love to Love - 3.5 Stars
The Spanish box-office smash opens the 20th Spanish Film Festival in Australia and is a delightful remake of Australia’s own The Little...

Benjamin Maio Mackay
Apr 26, 20171 min read
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