Good Boys (2019)
There’s been a lot of emphasis placed on the Good Boys promotional material surrounding the fact that the film is seemingly resting on the gimmick that much of its humour…
Abominable (2019)
Abominable, the latest creation from the Dreamworks factory, isn’t going to be winning any awards for originality, but a predictable journey can still hold its value in entertainment regardless. The…
Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
As an adult in his mid-30’s, with no kids to speak of either, Dora the Explorer is not a show I have ever experienced. So for any Dora enthusiasts out…
Downton Abbey (2019)
As someone completely unversed in the manner of Downton Abbey, this filmic “event” is nowhere near as momentous as it will be to die-hard fans who are likely to lap…
WIN: Family Passes to see Dora and the Lost City of Gold [COMPLETED]
This competition has concluded. Thank you to everyone for entering. Thanks to Paramount Pictures Australia, This Is Film has 5 family passes (Admit 4) to give away to Dora and…
The Nightingale (2019)
Note from the writer: I’m putting a content warning on this film. There are three scenes of stark sexual violence and it’s something to be wary of for those who…
Dragged Across Concrete (2018)
Thanks to impeccably titled, impossibly violent films like Bone Tomahawk and Brawl In Cell Block 99, writer/director S. Craig Zahler has established himself as one of the premiere genre filmmakers…
Midsommar (2019)
Last year, Ari Aster’s Hereditary delivered one of my all-time favourite public theatre viewing experiences. Peter (Alex Wolff) slowly awakens in his dimly lit room in the middle of the…
MIFF ’19 – The Beach Bum (2019)
There’s a kind of charming pointlessness to Harmony Korine’s latest effort The Beach Bum. One of the more harmless entries in Korine’s body of work, the Florida-set, sun kissed gorgeousness…
MIFF ’19 – Cerulean Blue (2019)
As far as debut features go, Adrian Ortega’s understated and quiet Cerulean Blue may not seem like the obvious choice for a first time filmmaker. Opting to shirk any form…