Shayne Travis Grieve, Author at This Is Film - Conversations in Film and Pop Culture

This is not my Hellboy. Let’s just clear the air from the onset and declare that the new Hellboy, the…

WIN: Double Passes to see Pet Sematary!

April 1, 2019

Competitions

Thanks to Paramount Pictures Australia, This Is Film has 5 double passes to give away to Pet Sematary, releasing in…

Us (2019)

March 27, 2019

2019, Review

Us is as audacious and ambitious a horror film as you will see. Bursting with existential ideas, commentary and questions. It’s a viewing experience that demands as little prior knowledge as possible.

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)

March 20, 2019

The Lego Movie 2 clearly aims for “not bad”. It’s fine. No it’s not totally awesome or as creatively inspired this time around. It’s silly fun, but also narratively convoluted.

WIN: Double Passes to see US! [COMPLETED]

March 17, 2019

Competitions

Thanks to Universal Pictures Australia, This Is Film has 5 double passes to give away to US, releasing in Australian cinemas Thursday March 28th.

If Beale Street Could Talk (2019)

February 14, 2019

If Beale Street Could Talk is an important and heartbreaking film, that further proves Jenkins as an immeasurably talented filmmaker, with a voice that matches his cinematic vision.

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

February 12, 2019

The technical innovation and wizardry of Alita: Battle Angel are well worth the price of admission, if and only if, you can stomach a stodgy YA script that seems to be copied and pasted from the Twilight Saga.

Into the Aqua-verse

January 8, 2019

Podcast

Shayne and Tim share their thoughts on Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse and Aquaman. They stupidly adored one, while they thought the other one was just plain stupid.

Vice (2018)

December 26, 2018