Foxtrot Explores the Numbing Mundanity of Modern War

Israeli drama Foxtrot evinces a restless creativity that’s occasionally exhausting but often compelling.

Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald Is a Muddied, Incoherent Addition to the Harry Potter Universe

The problem with Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald is that it’s trying to do way too much.

Giveaway: Win Double Passes to Mortal Engines [COMPLETED]

Thanks to Universal Pictures Australia, ccpopculture has 5 double passes to give away to Mortal Engines, releasing in Australian cinemas Thursday December 6^th.

Suspiria (2018)

My issue with Suspiria is that it’s neither thrilling, nor scary, nor fun.

Seven Mortal Sins

For better or worse, Seven Mortal Sins is the epitome of ecchi anime.

The Party (2017)

There’s a kernel of a decent film in The Party, but it’s scuttled by clumsily blatant attempts at satire.

Tangled Between Techno-Thriller and James-Bond-esque Action: The Girl in the Spider’s Web

We watch Bond movies to be transported to glossy locations and marvel at beautiful people, not to trudge through underlit apartment buildings in the depths of winter.

Boy Erased (2018)

Boy Erased avoids the bombast and dramatisation that might be expected from its subject matter, instead opting for modest authenticity.

Grimoire of Zero

Grimoire of Zero simultaneously reveals the strengths and weaknesses of a short episode run.

My Friend Dahmer (2017)

This film adeptly sidesteps the obvious dangers of either explaining or empathising with Dahmer … which, unfortunately, leaves it without much of a purpose.