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Past Lives: A Riveting Exploration of Time, Connection, and Moving On

Past Lives preview screening provided by StudioCanal “Past Lives will move you like no other film this year” Past Lives (2023), the debut […]

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Air: Ben Affleck’s Latest Looks at how the Air Jordan Shoe Line Came to Exist

Air preview screening provided by Universal Pictures “Air prioritises themes of humanity ahead of corporate gain to create a more meaningful story […]

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Tár is a Modern Downfall Take for the Ages

Tár preview screening provided by Universal Pictures “Tár is 2022’s best film” American films just aren’t like this anymore. A provocative thriller […]

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Practical Effects Abound in the Bloody, but Messy The Retaliators

The Retaliators screener provided by Better Noise Films  “The Retaliators is never wholly committed to frightening your socks off nor is it ever […]

Amber Midthunder as Naru in 20th Century Studios' PREY, exclusively on Hulu. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Prey goes back to its Predator roots

Prey screening provided by Disney “…Prey understands what the most crucial aspect of the franchise is — the hunt itself.” What made Predator […]

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The Forgiven is an Uneven but Worthwhile Modern Drama.

The Forgiven screening provided by Madman Entertainment “…a compelling yet beguiling moral parable held together by its stellar cast.” In the year of […]

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Looking Ahead to the 70th MIFF and What’s On Offer

It’s been almost three years since Australia’s longest running and most prestigious film festival, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), had its […]

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Where the Crawdads Sing is a mawkish adaptation

Where the Crawdads Sing screening provided by Sony Pictures “…walks in the same path of its source material, but never stands on […]

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The Black Phone is a minimalist horror that finds strength by keeping its distance

The Black Phone screening provided by Universal Pictures “…injects enough fear to keep audiences squirmish, while keeping a level of reservation to […]

(L-R): Natalie Portman as Mighty Thor and Chris Hemsworth as Thor in Marvel Studios' THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. Photo by Jasin Boland. ©Marvel Studios 2022. All Rights Reserved.

Thor: Love and Thunder Takes the God of Thunder to New Heights

Thor: Love and Thunder screening provided by Disney “…a film very much in the vein of its striking precursor that once again sacrifices […]