The Hater (2020) - Movie Review

Having already managed a stellar feature recently with Corpus Christi, director Jan Komasa and writer Mateusz Pacewicz have another one that has made it to Aussie screens in 2020. Only this one deals with subject matter that is even more confronting than notions of religious belief: The Internet. Specifically, its use as a mass misinformation tool and how online hatred can (and often does) spill over into the other side of the screen. And to be perfectly honest, this feature is so fucking great, it makes the admittedly-impressive Corpus Christi look like these guys were just warming up.

Richard Jewell (2020) - Movie Review

I find myself in a bit of an awkward position with this one. This is another one of those situations where, while watching the film and as I left the cinema, I found myself quite liking what I just saw, even if I could definitely see some flaws with it. But in-between that point and sitting down to write this review, that opinion has… changed. It has soured. It has gotten to the stage where I feel like I have some fire in my belly about this film, who made it, and what purpose it ultimately serves. Not gonna lie, I’m going for the throat with this one because I am not happy.

The Front Runner (2019) - Movie Review

2019 is an election year here in Australia. Knowing the intense makeover that has taken place over the last couple of years in regards to political discourse, largely due to what can charitably be called an unexpected result in the U.S. 2016 election, it seems that the public are more aware than ever of the chicanery that goes down on the party front lines. As such, features like this which delve into the political past are typically done as a means of making some sense of what is happening in the now. The Post managed it, Vice ultimately didn't, and today’s outing? Well, it does technically speak to the current political climate... in the worst way possible.