month : 02/2021 29 results

The Truffle Hunters Movie Review

To them it is more than an occupation, it is a calling and their partners in this way of life are of the four-legged variety. These friendships seem to endure far more regularly than the ones with fellow humans. They are completely content with their dogs, nature, and the hunt.   //   There is humour in much of what they do and a hard-headedness that drives them to solitary pursuits. There are also moments that draw parallels between seller and buyer that mimic drug ...

Win tickets to Boss Level – in cinemas February 25!

Trapped in a time loop that constantly repeats the day of his murder, former special forces agent Roy Pulver (Frank Grillo) uncovers clues about a secret government project that could unlock the mystery behind his untimely death.   //   In a race against the clock, Pulver must hunt down Colonel Ventor (Mel Gibson), the powerful head of the government program, while outrunning skilled ruthless assassins determined to keep him from the truth in order to break out of the ...

The Little Things Movie Review

Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto head an impressive cast, and the three play to their established strengths. Denzel is the stoic yet intense one, Rami delivers the emotion with a minimalist flair and Leto is his usual super creepy self. One wonders what dead animals he sent to the Big D and Rami this time out.   //   The story involves an uncaught serial killer in the Los Angeles area and the victims that have been created amongst the living and the dead. ...

Watch the trailer for Godzilla vs. Kong – roaring into cinemas March 25!

Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home, and with them is Jia, a young orphaned girl with whom he has formed a unique and powerful bond.   //   But they unexpectedly find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla, cutting a swath of destruction across the globe. The epic clash between the two titans—instigated by unseen forces—is only the beginning of the mystery that lies deep within the core of the Earth. Godzilla vs. Kong ...

There’s Something About Music is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse!

Fall in love with your favourite films all over again with this homage to cinematic rom coms breathing new life into those heartstring plucking soundtracks that defined the genre. If you've been wishin and hopin to hear your favourite songs from films such as There Something About Mary, Notting Hill, My Best Friend s Wedding, 10 Things I Hate About You, Pretty Woman, Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally you re in luck. A dream cast of Australian stage and screen sweethearts, ...

Watch the trailer for Nomadland – in Aussie cinemas March 4!

The third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND features real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells as Fern’s mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West. www.facebook.com/20thCenturyStudiosAUNZ

Retro Movie Review – Paul

The two dweebs have rented a huge RV after a visit to Comic Con and are in the midst of a road trip to visit all the cult friendly UFO locations in the western United States. They soon hook up with Paul and the craziness begins (sort of). For a film with such an unconventional premise, it quickly becomes a very conventional road movie.   //   This conventionality results is a story that is more human nature than Science Fiction and as such has some obvious lessons to ...

Win tickets to The Truffle Hunters – in cinemas February 18!

Deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy, a handful of men, seventy or eighty years young, hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle—which to date has resisted all of modern science’s efforts at cultivation. They’re guided by a secret culture and training passed down through generations, as well as by the noses of their cherished and expertly trained dogs. They live a simpler, slower way of life, in harmony with their loyal animals and their picture-perfect land, seemingly ...

Win an in-season ticket to Crisis staring Gary Oldman!

Following a similar narrative structure to Steven Soderbergh’s Oscar winning Traffic, three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence ...

Watch the trailer for Blackbird – in cinemas February 25!

First is daughter Jennifer, who comes with her husband, Michael, and their 15-year-old son, Jonathan. Lily and Paul’s friend Elisabeth arrives, as does younger daughter Anna and her on-and-off partner Chris. Rebellious Anna has been elusive and out of contact with the family, a fact that clearly angers her elder sister.   //   As the weekend continues, old wounds come to the surface, driving some family members apart and others together. With both daughters increasin...