Reviews Archives - The AU Review https://www.theaureview.com/category/watch/film/reviews-film/ Discover the best new Music, Arts, Travel, Film, Lifestyle - Since 2008 Mon, 13 Nov 2023 16:41:01 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://www.theaureview.com/au-content/uploads/2020/01/aulogo2018-1-150x150.png Reviews Archives - The AU Review https://www.theaureview.com/category/watch/film/reviews-film/ 32 32 171403179 Film Review: It’s a Wonderful Knife is a merry bloody fun slasher that totally sleighs https://www.theaureview.com/watch/film-review-its-a-wonderful-knife-is-a-merry-bloody-fun-slasher-that-totally-sleighs/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 19:45:34 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=240020 240020 Film Review: The Marvels is fun and harmless, but MCU saviour this is not https://www.theaureview.com/watch/film-review-the-marvels/ Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:30:55 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239900 239900 Film Review: The Big Dog is a black dramedy that delights in the misery of its assembled company https://www.theaureview.com/watch/film-review-the-big-dog/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 02:13:20 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239863 239863 Poor Things is a sexually liberated black comedy stirring with emotion and topical commentary: Brisbane International Film Festival Review https://www.theaureview.com/watch/poor-things-brisbane-international-film-festival-review/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:09:23 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239742 239742 May December navigates its delicate subject matter with an intentional melodramatic flair: Brisbane International Film Festival Review https://www.theaureview.com/watch/may-december-brisbane-international-film-festival-review/ Sun, 05 Nov 2023 02:52:17 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239667 239667 Sonos is a promising short that delights in its horror flourishes: Brisbane International Film Festival Review https://www.theaureview.com/watch/sonos-brisbane-international-film-festival-review/ Sat, 04 Nov 2023 01:43:00 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239651 239651 The Royal Hotel manipulates our expectations with a lingering sense of unease: Brisbane International Film Festival Review https://www.theaureview.com/watch/the-royal-hotel-brisbane-international-film-festival-review/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 02:00:42 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239304 239304 All of Us Strangers is an achingly beautiful, haunting lullaby of a film: Brisbane International Film Festival Review https://www.theaureview.com/watch/all-of-us-strangers-brisbane-international-film-festival-review/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 22:00:58 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239619 239619 Film Review: Quiz Lady wins the comedy round thanks to an energetic Sandra Oh https://www.theaureview.com/watch/film-review-quiz-lady/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:00:51 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239601 239601 Strange Way of Life is a gorgeous but unsatisfying short: Brisbane International Film Festival Review https://www.theaureview.com/watch/strange-way-of-life-brisbane-international-film-festival-review/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 09:00:40 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239591 239591 Film Review: Black White and the Greys encapsulates the emotional push-and-pull we universally experienced throughout the pandemic https://www.theaureview.com/watch/film-review-black-white-and-the-greys/ Thu, 02 Nov 2023 07:42:20 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239522 239522 Club Zero is a traumatic and dangerous film that misses the mark on satire: Brisbane International Film Festival Review https://www.theaureview.com/watch/club-zero-brisbane-international-film-festival-review/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 04:30:00 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239516 239516 Birdeater is a visceral experience that leans into the brutality of emotional abuse: Brisbane International Film Festival Review https://www.theaureview.com/watch/birdeate-brisbane-international-film-festival-review/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:30:21 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239503 239503 Film Review: Victim is a distressing watch about the online radicalisation of today’s youth https://www.theaureview.com/watch/film-review-victim/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 05:40:23 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239483 239483 Late Night With the Devil is a twisted take on the “found footage” horror film: Brisbane International Film Festival Review https://www.theaureview.com/watch/late-night-with-the-devil-brisbane-international-film-festival-review/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 22:00:30 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239300 239300 Bring Him To Me‘s masculine energy can’t mask its genre unoriginality: Brisbane International Film Festival Review https://www.theaureview.com/watch/bring-him-to-me-brisbane-international-film-festival-review/ Sat, 28 Oct 2023 03:47:10 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239205 239205 Film Review: The Killer is a precise and darkly comedic antidote for genre expectation https://www.theaureview.com/watch/film-review-the-killer/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:45:20 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239188 239188 Uproar is an uplifting coming-of-age dramedy grounded by a sublime Julian Dennison: Brisbane International Film Festival Review https://www.theaureview.com/watch/uproar-brisbane-international-film-festival-review/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 01:04:20 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239181 239181 Film Review: Netflix’s opioid crime drama Pain Hustlers benefits from Emily Blunt’s passionate performance https://www.theaureview.com/watch/film-review-pain-hustlers/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 05:00:59 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239021 239021 Film Review: Scarygirl invites its viewers to embrace the power of positivity in even the darkest of days https://www.theaureview.com/watch/film-review-scarygirl/ Thu, 26 Oct 2023 01:15:59 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239081 239081 Film Review: Dumb Money is a cautionary tale as much as it is one of conquest https://www.theaureview.com/watch/film-review-dumb-money/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:00:51 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239060 239060 Film Review: Five Nights at Freddy’s may be too long a stay for the uninitiated viewer https://www.theaureview.com/watch/film-review-five-nights-at-freddys/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 18:00:57 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239072 239072 Film Review: Monolith is an intimate, isolated chiller that delights in its own ambiguity https://www.theaureview.com/watch/film-review-monolith/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 02:00:24 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=239012 239012 Nightmarish folk horror film Saint Drogo is brutal, bleak and erotic: Nightmares Film Festival Review https://www.theaureview.com/watch/saint-drogo-nightmares-film-festival-review/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 20:00:23 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=238314 238314 AFF Review: True Crime documentary Speedway is a fascinating journey https://www.theaureview.com/watch/aff-review-true-crime-documentary-speedway-is-a-fascinating-journey/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 06:37:11 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=238999 238999 AFF Review: Housekeeping for Beginners explores queer family dynamics in a Macedonian household https://www.theaureview.com/watch/aff-review-housekeeping-for-beginners-explores-queer-family-dynamics-in-a-macedonian-household/ Sun, 22 Oct 2023 15:51:41 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=238961 238961 Film Review: Foe is a love story set in a dystopian future wasteland https://www.theaureview.com/watch/film-review-foe-is-a-love-story-set-in-a-dystopian-future-wasteland/ Sat, 21 Oct 2023 15:06:09 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=238932 238932 Bottoms rises to the top with an uproarious nature: SXSW Sydney Screen Festival Review https://www.theaureview.com/watch/bottoms-sxsw-sydney-screen-festival-review/ Sat, 21 Oct 2023 04:00:43 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=238941 238941 Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles is a heartwarming documentary about Australia’s unlikeliest icons: SXSW Sydney Screen Festival Review https://www.theaureview.com/watch/hot-potato-sxsw-sydney-screen-festival-review/ Sat, 21 Oct 2023 00:13:20 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=238916 238916 Pandemic “comedy” New Strains is a nightmarish chore to experience: SXSW Sydney Screen Festival Review https://www.theaureview.com/watch/new-strains-sxsw-sydney-screen-festival-review/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 07:54:01 +0000 https://www.theaureview.com/?p=238843 238843