BIFF: Ghost Town Anthology (2019)
Ghost Town Anthology obliquely explores the sliver of seflishness at the core of grief.
Ghost Town Anthology obliquely explores the sliver of seflishness at the core of grief.
There’s no big surprises here, but there’s enough spycraft and action sequences set against stunning backdrops to forgive the pedestrian plot.
Gotta give Good Boys this – it’s one got one hell of a hook.
The Farewell is well-crafted, undeniably, but it’s not for me.
There’s a spark of originality in Burn, though it’s near smothered by its more-than-familiar elements.
The Nightingale is a spare, brutal portrait of the realities of Australian colonialism: murder, genocide and rape.
It might only be a minor adjustment to shift a story traditionally centred on teen boys to teen girls, but it makes all the difference.
Haunted doll Annabelle is a beacon for spirits, so strap in for a whole bunch of ghouls and ghosts once she’s unleashed.
Murder Mystery anchors itself squarely in modern-day, sad-sack jean shorts Sandler – and it pays off.
Sure, it’s not great. Thing is, there’s a gem of a great idea in Dark Phoenix.