Love, Simon Revitalises the Rom-Com Genre
If there’s any justice, Love, Simon will be a trailblazer. Not just for mainstream gay films, but for a rom-com revival.
Giveaway: Win Double Passes to Truth or Dare [COMPLETED]
Thanks to Universal Pictures Australia, ccpopculture has 5 double passes to give away to Truth or Dare, releasing in Australian cinemas Thursday April 12th.
Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)
This is primarily a transparent pitch for Chinese audiences, right down to niche jokes about the pronunciation of Mandarin.
The Divine Order Gives a Swiss Spin on Suffrage
The Divine Order captures the stifling conservatism of 1971 Switzerland, while channeling the revelatory experience of one’s eyes opening to injustice.
Giveaway: Win Double Passes to A Quiet Place [COMPLETED]
Thanks to Paramount Pictures Australia, ccpopculture has 5 double passes to give away to A Quiet Place, releasing in Australian cinemas Thursday April 5th.
Tomb Raider (2018)
Alicia Vikander’s interpretation of Lara Croft is incredible; she deserved a better movie.
BQFF Roundup: The Misandrists; Witches, Faggots, Dykes & Poofters; and My Days of Mercy
We’re past halfway through the 2018 Brisbane Queer Film Festival, and so far I’ve been lucky enough to see three films from the program – one disappointing, one decent, one exceptional.
The Forgiven (2017)
The Forgiven’s thematic simplicity is a strike against it, but my primary complaint is a narrative one: the film simply fails to hold your attention.
The Exquisite, Oh-so-extra Melodrama of Riverdale
Riverdale is the sort of delicious trash that mimics masterpieces by draping its awful dialogue in red velvet and beautiful people. God, it’s fucking wonderful.
The Testament of Sister New Devil
As my wife puts it, “This is every bad, neckbeard cliché about anime come true.”
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