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Resistance (2020)

Marcel Marceau (Jessie Eisenberg) is a Jewish man who is passionate for the performing arts (especially mime). When he is not performing on stage, he works with his father at a local butcher shop. His father does not like the idea of Marcel pursuing a career in the...

Hearts and Bones (2019)

A man named Dan Fisher (Hugo Weaving) is getting ready for a large exhibition featuring his photographic work. Daniel is a professional photographer who is best known for taking photos on the most dangerous battlefields and during the many wars around the world....

The War Of The Worlds (1953)

Set in a small town in California, a meteorite crashes down from the sky and has the small town shocked, baffled, and scared. People from all over the community gather around questioning what could it be and where did it come from. One man who is invited to attend the...

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

Leona (Barbara Stanwyck) is an invalid woman stuck at home alone. She waits for her husband to come home from work at night, but for some reason, he is running extremely late, and Leona has not been informed of his whereabouts. With a phone by her side table, she...

Proxima (2019)

An astronaut receives an invitation of a lifetime. Sarah Loreau (Eva Green) accepts a position in the new space mission called "Proxima". This mission allows Sarah to go into space along with two other astronauts. Sarah has been waiting for an opportunity, such as...

The Lovebirds (2020)

A couple meet up and fall in love at first sight. Leilani (Issa Rae) & Jirban (Kumail Nanjiani) are in absolute heaven while in each other’s company and are smitten with romance. Fast forward to the present day, the two are now living together and have several...

I Married A Monster From Outer Space (1958)

Bill (Tom Tryon) shares a few drinks with his friends the day before he gets married. Instead of having a late night, Bill calls it early and drives home. However, as Bill is driving home, he notices a strange body on the road and decides to stop to see if they need...

Black Water (2018)

A man named Wheeler (Jean Claude Van Damme) wakes up in a prison-like cell with a bad headache, struggling to remember how he got there. Soon he discovers that he is not the only one locked up. In the room next to him is a man named Marco (Dolph Lundgren) and it is he...

The Gentlemen (2019)

Michael Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) owns a highly profitable marijuana business which he built from the ground up. For personal reasons, Michael decides he now wants to move on from this life. He begins to have discussions with another wealthy man who expresses an...

Lieutenant Jangles (2018)

Set in the 80s, Brisbane, Australia, the crime rate is at an all-time high. Gangs are roaming the streets, and the body count is rising. One cop is willing to take all the villains on. His name is Lieutenant Jangles. Lieutenant Jangles (Matt Dickie) and Dickens...

1917 (2019)

This film is set over the course of one day- the 6th of April, 1917. Two soldiers, Lance Corporal Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) & Lance Corporal Schofield (George MacKay), are ordered to travel by foot and deliver an urgent message. If they can deliver the urgent...

In The Line of Fire (1993)

Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) is a secret service agent who investigates possible threats made against the president’s life. Frank has been working as a secret service agent for some time now.  He has been in the game so long that he was even one of the agents...

Bombshell (2019)

Based on a true story and actual events, Bombshell tells the story of a group of women who work at Fox News. Hard-working news presenter Gretchen (Nicole Kidman) is sick and tired of being harassed on air by her fellow news presenters. To top it off, she was wronged...

Trick (2019)

A group of school students celebrate Halloween by getting drunk and playing games. But during the night, one teenager named Trick Weaver attends the party wearing a pumpkin mask and decides never to take it off during the night. But at this party, something triggers...

Dolittle (2020)

Dr John Dolittle (Robert Downey Jr.) is a physician who has learnt to speak to animals. After his wife passes away, the good Doctor decides to go into hiding from the world, keeping his hurt and suffering to himself. Suddenly he hears that Queen Victoria is extremely...

A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood (2019)

Based on a true story. Set in the 90s, Mr Rogers aka Fred Rogers (played by Tom Hanks) is the host of his own TV show titled "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood". Through his show, Fred Rogers had desires to share positive messages, particularly with young children. Some of...

Dune (1984)

Based on the well-known novel by Frank Herbert. Before I begin, it should be known that this is my first time watching Dune thanks to the recent Blu-ray re-release by Lionsgate. I'll also confess that going into this film I wasn't familiar with the novel or any...

Little Women (2019)

Based on the well-known novel, Little Women focuses on four sisters who share many challenges and hard times together. While the film tells many stories about all of its characters, the lead in this film is one of the sisters named Jo March (Saoirse Ronan). Jo is a...

Georgy Girl (1966)

A lively woman named Georgy (Lynn Redgrave) is dealing with many challenges in her personal life during the 60s in London. Georgy lives with her female roommate who excludes Georgy from joining her on any outings. This leaves Georgy sometimes feeling jealous of her...

Top Secret! (1984)

Rock and roll singer, Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) accepts an invitation to travel to Germany and perform live in concert.  While visiting Germany he soon falls for a beautiful girl, and Nick finds himself involved with the resistance who are attempting to...

On Becoming A God In Central Florida: Season One (2019)

Set in the year 1992, the show follows a family who live in Central Florida.  The father and husband of this house, Travis Stubbs (Alexander Skarsgard), has been pursuing his long-life dream of one day quitting his job and becoming a millionaire.  To achieve...

Judge Dredd (1995)

Set in the near future, Police are no longer required. The future has changed.  Not only do we have flying cars and a world of sci-fi, but the law enforcers are now known as street Judges. Judges have the power to trial criminals on-site and carry out a sentence...

Color Out of Space (2019)

Color Out of Space (2019) - Movie Review 6th May 2020 Written by Peter Walkden Based on a short story written by the famous H.P. Lovecraft. Color Out of Space follows the Gardner family. The family live on an isolated farm living a quiet life since leaving the noisy...

Come To Daddy (2019)

Norval (Elijah Wood) receives a strange and mysterious handwritten letter from his father. The reason why it's odd is because Norval hadn't heard from his father since he disappeared 30 years ago when Norval was just five years old. Norval accepts the invitation and...

Underwater (2020)

A group of researchers work for a drilling company underwater in the deep blue sea. But after an unexpected earthquake erupts in water, tragic begins for the crew. The underwater facility is heavily damaged what is left of it is falling apart to the bottom of the sea....

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

Based on the well-known videogame character, thanks to Sega. Sonic lives a peaceful life within his homeworld until the hero himself becomes in danger. The only way to be kept safe and stay alive is to use one of his magical rings which allows him to a new dimension....

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life (2017)

In case you’ve never heard of him; David Stratton is a very well-known film critic in Australia. Best known for his tv series “The Movie Show” which also featured another respectful film critic, Margret Pomeranz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoTbplWKvOg A Cinematic...

Vivarium (2019)

A young couple, Gemma (Imogen Poots) and Tom (Jesse Eisenberg), are struggling to find the perfect home. Gemma is a teacher, and Tom does maintenance repairs and garden work at the same school where Gemma works. After work, the two decide to visit a new real estate...

The Hunt (2020)

A group of strangers wake up alone in the woods with gags over their mouths. Soon they all manage to find each other, along with a large wooden box in the centre of an open grass field. Inside the crate are knives, blades and guns- lots of guns. The group are now...

Coffee & Kareem (2020)

After failing to bring in a prisoner to justice, officer Coffee (Ed Helms) isn’t having much luck. His fellow police officers pick on him daily which he’s getting sick of but thankfully the one thing that is going well in Coffee’s life is his relationship with a woman...

Bloodshot (2020)

Ray Garrison (Vin Diesel) is a soldier who returns home to his loving wife. Life seems too good to be true, and it’s only enjoyed for a short duration. Ray’s wife is captured, murdered and Ray himself is killed. But! After this tragedy, Ray wakes up in a lab with a...

47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)

Four teenage girls decide to go diving underwater and explore an old Mayan city. While they have fun exploring the old ruins, they soon discover they are not alone. The girls are now trapped in the maze of ruins with oxygen tanks that are reducing by the minute. But...

The Platform (2019)

Mari Gilbert is a mother of three daughters. Her oldest no longer lives at home and generally keeps in contact with her mother from time to time. After a recent call from Mari’s oldest daughter, Mari is expecting to have her over for dinner and catch up. However, on...

VFW (2019)

Fred (Stephen Lang) is an old man and a ex-war veteran. Today is his birthday! He and his fellow war buddies are getting together for some heavy drinking and talking about the good old days when they were on the battlefield. They decided to meet up at a bar also known...

Extraction (2020)

Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth) lives in Australia as mercenary. He spends his days drinking and jumping off cliffs. Based on Tyler’s daily lifestyle, it’s evident that he has a dark past which haunts him every moment of his life. Soon the mercenary is offered a...

Locusts (2019)

Ryan Black (Ben Geurens) returns to his remote hometown to attend his father’s funeral. Later he is united with his brother, Nathaniel Black (Nathaniel Dean), who he hasn’t seen in quite some time. For Ryan, his father’s funeral isn’t his only concern while in his...

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

Welcome to the official third instalment to Jumanji. Once again, this film follows young Spencer (Alex Wolff), but this time Spencer is struggling with a few personal issues including a recent break up with his girlfriend. Spencer also lives long distance from all his...

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Small seed pods develop and float of a planet within space, ending up floating all the way to Planet Earth. We see these pods then transform into small pretty flowers in gardens. But these flowers pods begin to become something that the world has never seen before....

Hard Target (1993)

Set New Orleans, a young woman named Natasha (Yancy Bulter) is looking for her father who has disappeared. While making enquiries she finds herself in danger, even more so when thugs try to rob her of her money. Coming to her rescue is a mysterious long-haired man who...

21 Bridges (2019)

Two men end up in a shootout after trying to steal drugs, killing multiple police officers in the process. Now, the two cop killers are on run within Manhattan, trying to escape the city and the police who seek revenge. Leading the manhunt is NYPD detective Andre...

We Die Young (2019)

Our film follows multiple characters who become connected. Starting with a war veteran named Daniel (Jean Claude Van Damme). Daniel is new to the neighbourhood and requires drugs, which help him deal with his wounds from fighting wars in the past. He is also unable to...

Bloodline (2018)

Evan (Sean William Scott) is a full-time guidance counsellor at a local high school. He’s also a family man with a new baby boy. But Evan has a mysterious past, particularly regarding his childhood. At the same time, Evan may seem like a family man helping out young...

So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993)

Charlie (Mike Myers) is a nice guy who hasn’t had much luck with women. The reason for this is that Charlie is paranoid when it comes to relationships which leads to him breaking up with woman for outrageous reasons. Charlie claimed one girl smelt like soup whilst he...

Knives Out (2019)

Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is hired by a mystery person to investigate the death of well know crime writer Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer). Harlan was found dead on the night of his 85th birthday after celebrating with his close family. Now it’s up to...

Parasite (2019)

The Kims are a family of creative con artists. The Kims family always work well together, finding ways to get by in life. This includes talking their way through business deals, getting free fumigation or even gaining free WIFI for the home. Soon one of the Kim family...

The Haunting (1999)

Eleanor (Lili Taylor) is struggling in life. With her mother's recent passing away and her siblings leaving her without a home, Eleanor is broke and homeless, with only an old car. Shortly after a debate with her family, she receives a phone call suggesting she...

The Lighthouse (2019)

Set around the year 1890 two lighthouse keepers arrive on an island to relieve the previous keepers from duty. Our two new lighthouse keepers are Thomas Howard (Robert Pattinson) & Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe). As the new lighthouse keepers begin to perform their...

Daniel Isn’t Real (2019)

When Luke (Miles Robbins) was a little boy he made friends with another little boy named Daniel. But as Luke discovers, Daniel is a bad influence on him. Luke also discovers that Daniel is just an imaginary friend and is not real. After a horrific trauma, Luke is...

eXistenZ (1999)

Allegra (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is a video game designer. The film opens with a small group of people and Allegra introducing her newest game creation called “eXistenZ”. She invites people within the group to participate in the new gaming experience. But just as she...

Astronaut (2019)

Angus (Richard Dreyfuss) is an old man who lives with his daughter’s family and is a widower. Angus has had a lifelong dream of one day becoming an astronaut and going into space. But unfortunately for Angus, this never happened in his life. However, Angus soon...

Memento (2000)

Leonard (Guy Pearce) is a man who suffers from short-term memory loss. Leonard is unable to make new memories. He’s able to have conversations, but he will eventually forget how the conversation began and so on, what Leonard does remember very well in the past leading...

Doom: Annihilation (2019)

Ignoring Doom 2005 this film serves as a reboot with basically the same plot. For those who are not familiar with Doom, Doom: Annihilation is a film about a group of UAC Special Marines who are on mission responding to an urgent call. Their destination is a secret...

The Invisible Man (2020)

Cecilia (Elizabeth Moss) escapes from her abusive boyfriend. Two weeks later she is still living in fear, but she’s soon informed that her ex-boyfriend has committed suicide. Cecilia inherits a large fortune from his will. Now feeling free of her dark past, she tries...

The Fanatic (2019)

Moose (John Travolta) gets an opportunity to meet his all-time favourite celebrity- the actor Hunter Dunbar (Devon Sawa). Excitedly, Moose purchases a prop from one of the actor’s films, hoping to get an autograph. But Moose becomes deeply upset when his moment with...

The Head Hunter (2018)

In medieval times, a lone warrior (Christopher Rygh) seeks revenge on a creature who claimed his young daughter's life many years ago. The plot is simple- a warrior hunts different monsters down, comes home and pins the head of the dead monster on his wall. The...

Jexi (2019)

Phil has always been addicted to his mobile phone. As a child, Phil was regularly given a phone to play on while his parents would go on dates or while they had terrible arguments. Today as an adult, Phil is still in love with his phone. Phil doesn't have any real...

Uncut Gems (2019)

Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) owns a jewellery store in New York City. Howard is always trying to find ways to land a big score by getting his hands on expensive jewels or through gambling. After conducting a few trades and putting a large sum of cash on a basketball...

Gemini Man (2019)

Our film introduces us to a man named Henry (Will Smith) who is a professional hitman. Henry is completing one final job, and then he is officially retiring from working for the government. When Henry tries to settle down and relax, an unknown man tries to kill him....

Dead Man’s Curve (1998)

Fun fact! This film was released on VHS in 1998 while I was working part-time in a Video Ezy store. The title upon its release was “Dead Man’s Curve”. As years went by the film disappeared on VHS and was never released on DVD in Australia. I did manage to find a DVD...

The King of Comedy (1982)

Rupert (Robert De Niro) has a desire of becoming a famous comedian. Rupert’s desire of becoming famous is so large that it’s an obsession for him. He gets an idea of how his focus can become a reality and begins to track down Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis) who is the...

Hell Is Where The Home Is (2018)

Two couples rent a beautiful home over a weekend. Their goal is to escape from the world. And how do you do that? Apparently, by drinking, drugs, sex and amongst that, sort out personal (and yet mysterious) issues from the past. While the weekend is underway, someone...

The Replacement Killers (1998)

A hitman named John Lee (Yun-Fat Chow) is hired by a drug lord to murder an unknown person. During the assassination, John hesitates and walks away from completing the kill. His reasons for not completing the job that he was hired to do is unknown at this moment. But...

The Farewell (2019)

Billi (Awkwafina) is a Chinese woman living in America. While failing to pay her rent and being turned down for a Fellowship, Billi finds out that her Grandma is dying of lung cancer. Billi also discovers that Grandma (Nai Nai) is unaware that she is dying. Her family...

Assimilate (2019)

1st they bite you...then they clone you. Zach (Joel Courtney) & Randy (Calum Worthy) are best friends who spend their spare time filming an online reality series (not YouTube- here it’s called “VidTube”). They have spy cameras attached to the collars of their...

The Nightingale (2018)

The year is 1825. The Nightingale is a nickname given to a young Irish convict, a woman whose real name is Clare (Aisling Franciosi). Clare is called The Nightingale because of her stunning singing voice, and she has a husband and a baby daughter. When her sentence is...

Elizabeth Harvest (2018)

Elizabeth (Abbie Lee) marries a brilliant, wise, wealthy doctor named Henry (Ciaran Hinds). She is soon introduced to her large new mansion, which she will call home. Her dreams and long-term desires are finally being fulfilled- she now owns a big home with a wardrobe...

Little Monsters (2019)

Dave is a musician who recently broke up with his girlfriend. Dave spends his day-to-day life busking on the city streets and lives with his sister and her son. Dave enjoys teaching his nephew terrible habits, such as foul language and playing Zombie video games with...

Star Wars: Episode: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Continuing from Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Rey continues her training in becoming a Jedi while living amongst the Resistance with friends Finn, Poe & General Leia. Rey is still coming to terms with not knowing everything about her past, including who her...

Killers Anonymous (2019)

A particular support group is regularly held just for a group of killers. Killers who have all murdered people in the past sit in a small room and discuss some of their darkest secrets about their kills and their upbringing. But things turn for the worst amongst this...

Rust Creek (2018)

A young female college student named Sawyer is excited to be invited for an interview in another city. While driving to her destination, her GPS tells her to take a detour to avoid traffic, leading her down towards “Rust Creek”. Sawyer finds herself lost and pulls...

Rollerball (2002)

Set in the near future (possibly the early 2000s lol), our film begins with Jonathan (Chris Klein) accepting a dangerous dare which leads to him being hunted by police within the city. While on the run from the cops, Jonathan bumps into an old friend who just happens...

Code 8 (2019)

Set in the present day, a select amount of humans are born with powerful abilities. Some are capable of reading minds, some control electrical power, some have super strength and so on. The world is a broken place. With current poverty rates at an all-time high, many...

The Parts You Lose (2019)

A young boy named Wesley (Danny Murphy) is hearing impaired. Wesley can communicate with others by reading lips or through the use of sign language. He doesn’t speak and generally keeps to himself. Wesley attends a local school and daily puts up with bullying from...

Into the Ashes (2019)

Nick (Luke Grimes) is a man with a dark criminal past. He now leads a new life working full time in a furniture store and is happily married to the sheriff’s daughter. Nick presently lives far away from his previous life and the two ex-criminal partners he used to...

Buoyancy (2019)

A 14-year-old boy, Chakra (Sarm Heng), is tired of working hard and receiving only a small amount of money from his family. Chakra believes he is the hardest worker within the family and wants something more. He decides to run away from home and work elsewhere. His...

Itsy Bitsy (2019)

Kara (Elizabeth Roberts) is a single mother with two young children. She also works full time as a private nurse, caring for people in their own homes. Kara decides to move to a country town along with her two children (13 & 8-year-old). Her new patient is an...

A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)

Welcome to the 5th instalment of a series that began back in 1988. This time Police Officer John McClane (Bruce Willis) receives word about his son, Jack, who is in trouble in Russia. John goes to Russia only to find his son Jack (Jai Courtney) is, in fact, an...

Die Hard (1988)

A police officer from New York City, John McClane (Bruce Willis), arrives in LA to meet up with his wife at her Christmas work function. Shortly after arriving John discovers that the building has been taken over by a group of terrorists led by a man named Hans Gruber...

Marriage Story (2019)

Charlie (Adam Driver) & Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) are a married couple who have finally given up on each other and agree to get a divorce. No matter what they do to correct the once happy marriage (including counselling), the results remain the same. Marriage...

Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)

Brittany (Jillian Bell) lives a wild lifestyle. She spends many weeknights out clubbing and drinking, ultimately making herself sick the next day. Her love life is non-existent other than random hookups while being drunk at bars and clubs. After visiting her local...

Duplicate (2018)

Please Note - This film has known in some states as “Jonathan” or “Duplicate”. Jonathan (Ansel Elgort) is a young man whose daily job is a draftsman. He lives in an apartment with his brother, John (also played by Ansel Elgort). But here’s the thing, the two brothers...

The Report (2019)

A member of Senator Dianne’s (Annette Bening) staff, Daniel (Adam Driver), is assigned to lead a team of his choosing to investigate the past methods of Interrogations used by the CIA after the tragic events of 9/11. Soon Daniel finds himself heavily invested in the...

Escape From Absolom (1994)

Please note - This film has also been known as “No Escape” or “Escape From Absolom” in selected Countries. Set in the year 2022 (so a couple of years from now) our film follows former Captain J.T Robbins (Ray Liotta) is sentenced to prison. Robbins gets sentenced for...

6 Underground (2019)

Our film follows six rogue agents who have all faked their deaths and have become ‘Ghosts’. Each member of the team has no name, only a number (from 1 - 6). The leader of the group calls himself “One” (played by Ryan Reynolds) and is a mysterious millionaire who...

Ghost Stories (2017)

This film is based on a well-known stage play of the same title. A professor named Phillip (played by Andy Nyman) accepts the offer to investigate three unsolved paranormal cases. Phillip will seek out and question key witnesses from each case to see if he can gain...

Making Babies (2018)

John (Steve Howey) & Katie Kelly (Eliza Coupe) are finally moving into their dream home. Once they settle in, it’s evident that the two desire to fall pregnant and begin a new chapter of their life. But it turns out that falling pregnant isn’t always an easy,...

The Irishman (2019)

An older man who is currently living out his remaining days at a retirement home begins to recall his life as a hitman for a mob. Frank (Robert De Niro) begins to open up to the cinema audiences, with no secrets withheld, telling a range of stories from his life. A...

Noelle (2019)

Noelle Kringle (Anna Kendrick) and Nick Kringle (Bill Hader) are the children of the jolly big guy himself- that’s right, Santa Claus. Unfortunately, their father passes away on Christmas night not far away. The suit and the responsibility of being Santa Claus now...

Hudson Hawk (1991)

After spending ten years in prison, the great cat burglar Eddie Hawkins (Bruce Willis), aka Hudson Hawk, wants to live a clean life, have a cappuccino and play some Nintendo. But on the day he’s released from prison, Eddie (Bruce Willis) is blackmailed and forced to...

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

Introducing the 9th instalment in the Fast & Furious franchise, only this time fans are given a spin-off movie featuring Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham). The two are forced to work together after they become aware of a virus that could...

Earthquake Bird (2019)

This film has been released to Netflix Australia with no official cinema release. Produced by the well known Ridley Scott, this film is set in 1989, Tokyo. Our film follows a young girl named Lucy (Alicia Vikander) who works as a translator for television shows. Lucy...

The Lion King (2019)

Based on the well known Disney Animation, well, in fact, the same plot as the well known Disney Animation from 1994. Set in the Pride Lands, a new baby lion is born. His name is Simba, and one day he shall be king of everything the light touches! However, Simba's...

Doctor Sleep (2019)

For those who are not aware, Doctor Sleep is based on the best selling novel by Stephen King. This film is also a sequel to the 1980s horror hit “The Shining”. Those who are passionate about Stephen King’s stories will be happy to find that unlike “The Shining”,...

The King (2019)

Hal (Timothee Chalamet) receives word of his father’s, the current King of England, illness. Right now, Hal is leading a quiet life as he has turned his back on his family. Hal soon finds himself in a challenging position and feels forced to accept the life he once...

The Shining (1980)

Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) applies for a job at a well known large hotel. This job will see him take care of the hotel during the winter season in which the hotel does not operate as the whole area becomes isolated. Jack gets the job and is joined by his wife and...

American Son (2019)

Set in a waiting room within a police department in Florida, Kendra Ellis Conner (Kerry Washington) is frantic and emotionally concerned. Her 18-year-old son appears to have gone missing after he left home with a group of friends for the night. While in the waiting...

Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

Based on a true story, this film follows the real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore (Eddie Murphy). As the film begins, Rudy is working as an assistant manager at a record store, but he feels he was always destined for more incredible and bigger things. Soon he discovers he...

Rattlesnake (2019)

While driving from Phoenix to Oklahoma, a mother and her daughter get a flat tyre on a deserted road. While the mother tries to change the tyre, the daughter plays on the side of the road and gets bitten by a rattlesnake! The good news is that a nearby stranger can...