Film Review: School Life
There are two kinds of people. Those who loved their schooldays and those who hated just about every moment. To a large extent, your experience probably depended on the school…
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LFF Review: AlphaGo
If you were a boy growing up in Europe in the late 1970s or early 1980s, there’s a good chance that at some stage you played chess. However, if you…
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LFF Review: David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
In my humble opinion, Australian cinema is one of the most singular, gritty and strangely self-deprecating the world has to offer. Whilst in many ways it’s all so familiar, there’s…
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LFF Review: Ava
Even though the central characters of most coming-of-age films may not start out as nice or good, they almost always eventually end-up that way. Whatever life has thrown at them,…
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Film Review: Poor Agnes
Historically, the horror genre has been unkind to women. They’ve been routinely painted as the victim or a damsel in distress in need of rescue. There have been huge strides…
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LFF Review: Liyana
Whether consciously or not an author’s own life experiences have a habit of creeping into their work. Heroes and villains often spring from our memories, dreams and imaginations. Early Childhood…
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LFF Review: Bad Genius
The pressure to perform well at school has always been intense. However, in Asia they take it to another level. Good exam results can mean the difference between a high-flying…
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LFF Review: Jailbreak
With the emergence of the kung-fu of Bruce Lee and subsequently Jackie Chan, martial arts cinema gained a huge worldwide audience. The wuxia of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon took matters…
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LFF Review: Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse
There are many who still sniff at horror cinema and persist on trying to diminish it. Over the last couple of years, the odious term post-horror has seeped into popular…
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LFF Review: Ex-Libris – The New York Public Library
Libraries have played pivotal roles within societies dating all the way back to the ancient Greeks, ancient Egyptians and even the Sumerians. In more modern times, they’ve been a vital…
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