Hereditary Upends the Familiar Rhythms of Horror Films
Like many horror films, Hereditary corrupts the familial safety of domesticity, but it inverts the traditional perspective.
Solo: The First Ordinary Star Wars Movie
Solo is the first Star Wars film – sorry, Star Wars Story – to feel ordinary.
Deadpool 2 Is Nowhere Near as Funny as it Thinks it is
By all rights, Deadpool 2 should have been a vast improvement on the first film. It’s not.
Why Avengers: Infinity War is a Different Kind of Marvel Movie
The divisive reaction to Avengers: Infinity War is explained by how it differs from its MCU forebears. Beware: spoilers!
Unsane (2018)
Is Sawyer a sane if damaged individual exploited by a system designed to suck insurance dollars out of her? Or is everything we’re seeing a delusion concocted by an unwell mind?
Rampage: More Rampaging and Fewer Jokes Than You Might Expect
Watching Rampage, I came to two realisations.
One: I haven’t really liked a Dwayne Johnson movie for years.
Two: His movies all have the same problem. They’re not funny enough.
With Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg Turns a Bad Book into a Decent Movie
With Ready Player One, Spielberg has made a good movie out of a bad book. Shame he couldn’t have made a great one.
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.
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.
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.
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