Category: Movie Reviews
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For the Girlies Collection
By Jilliean Sioson Last March, the whole world gathered together women and all that they do, but I’m sure we can appreciate and celebrate all the different women in our lives for more than just a day or two. So grab your gal pals, your nearest and dearest, a cup of tea or hot chocolate…
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Past Lives
Review by Jilliean Sioson Directed by Celine Song | English-Korean There is a conversation that takes place in Men Without Women (2014) written by Haruki Murakami that goes like this: “But Mr. Kafuku, can any of us ever perfectly understand another person? However much we may love them?” “We lived together for nearly twenty…
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Our Times , 2015
Review by Jilliean Sioson Directed by Chen Yu-Shen | Mandarin Some days, we need a mature, thought-provoking film like Past Lives, while other days, we need one like Our Times. Set in 2005, eighteen-year-old protagonist Truly is ‘threatened’ to forward a series of chain letters (it really is a great premise), and…
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My Summer Collection: Movie Reviews
By Jilliean Soison For me, when I think of Summer, I think of childhood memories wrapped in the golden hues of nostalgia. It’s waking up at 7 AM, a bowl of cereal in one hand and a Foxtel remote on the other, watching Disney reruns before my parents eventually came downstairs to ruin my peace!…
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This Barbie’s Not Saying Much! : Barbie Film Review
By Jilliean Soison 2023 | Directed by Greta Gerwig Feature Film (1hr, 54 min) “Thanks to Barbie, all problems of feminism have been solved”. – the Narrator From its gen-z centered marketing and ground-breaking global success, to its star-studded cast, watching Barbie (2023) has almost become inevitable for the general population. The movie stars the…
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Seriously Red: Movie Review
Review by: Stacey O’Carroll Director: Gracie Otto Writer: Krew Boylan Available: iTunes, Fetch, Amazon Prime, Google Play, Telstra TV Box Office. “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” Dolly Parton. What do Dolly Parton, Celeste Barber, and wigs have in common? They all appear in director Gracie Otto’s new Australian film Seriously…
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Emily: Movie Review
Review by: Stacey O’Carroll Writer/Director: Frances O’Connor Available: Selected cinemas “Everyone’s strange if you look at them for long enough.” Branwell Brontë, Emily (2022) For many years, I have watched the talented Frances O’Connor act in various quirky Australian films. So, imagine my delight when I discovered O’Connor wrote the new Emily Brontë movie, Emily,…
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Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever: Movie Review
Review by: Jill Sioson 2022 | Directed by Ryan Coogler Feature Film (2hrs, 41 min) “If I sit and think of my brother for too long then it won’t be just these clothes that I burn, it will be the world and everyone in it.” – Shuri Writing a review for the superhero blockbuster…
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The Wonder: Movie Review
Review by Jill Sioson The Wonder: A Slice of 2022 in 1862 2022 | Directed by Sebastián Lelio Feature Film (1hr, 43 min) Anna: “Is [the bird] trapped or is it free?” William: “That’s for you to decide. Inside. Outside” At first glance, you would think Sebastián Lelio’s The Wonder was another…