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As Los Javis take the Spanish cinema scene by storm and stake their claim for Oscars season, @jodie_cd discusses how the decades-spanning 'La Bola Negra' sanitises any potential complexity or hard-hitting questions within its queer narrative, aiming to remain palatable to mass audiences.

Continue reading Jodie's review on the In Review website, link in bio! by @in_review

As Aaron Sorkin takes on the 2021 Facebook leak in 'The Social Reckoning', a follow up to 2011's 'The Social Network', @jodie_cd writes about how Sorkin's attempts to recapture the Fincher-directed and Nine Inch Nails-scored magic of the original film without any of these aspects, falling flat on its face.

Continue reading Jodie's review on the In Review website, link in bio! by @in_review

Has the Cruise still got it? @kaynemax writes about Tom Cruise's electric performance in Alejandro González Iñárritu's 'Digger', and how the satire's divisive and bizarre formalisms are used to poke fun at destructive imperialism.

Continue reading Kayne's review on the In Review website, link in bio! by @in_review

What's there to do if you're 18 and want to screen your movie? On the 15th of September, @malachylewis attended the opening night of the @youngaustralianfilmfestival at IMAX, a festival showcasing the cinematic works of hundreds of young filmmakers. The opening night was a delight, with the gigantic IMAX screen standing as a testament to the earnest love YAFF has for emerging filmmakers.

Read Malachy's feature on the In Review website, link in bio! by @in_review

As 'Barbarian' and 'Weapons' director Zach Cregger tackles the beloved 'Resident Evil' video game series in a new, standalone film entry, @kaynemax discusses how Cregger preserves and translates Resident Evil's hyperbolic and bizarre game-y energy to film.

Read Kayne's review on the In Review website, link in bio! by @in_review

As we look back on MIFF's 74th season, dive in to the work of our wonderful writers and their reviews of the diverse range of films on offer at the festival. Read reviews of 'Mārama' and 'Ghost in the Cell' by @harvey.wiseman.w, 'The Blood Countess' by Oli Jordan, 'Minotaur' by @kaynemax, 'Yesterday Island' and 'Josephine' by @alyssamariadl, 'Nanja' by Felix Calderon, and 'Species' by @mothmanthemoth over on the In Review website, link in bio! by @in_review

Does Gen Z see any value in sex? Gregg Araki says no. In his first film in 12 years, Araki weighs in on the Gen Z sex discourse by generalising the supposed anti-sex attitudes of Gen Z, often to stereotypical effect, writes Oli Jordan.

Read Oli's full review on the In Review website, link in bio! by @in_review

How do we tell the story of a difficult childhood? @jodie_cd writes about how Sophy Romvari's feature debut 'Blue Heron' conveys the complexity of guilt and the weight of loss without being conclusive on what to draw from it.

Read Jodie's full review on the In Review website, link in bio! by @in_review

As 'Coyote vs. Acme' finally premieres following its controversial tax write-off by Warner Brothers, @jasper.coopes writes about how well or not the film balances its Looney Tunes slapstick with a potentially ham-fisted government cover-up plot.

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Looking back further on 2026 thus far, we have even more reviews of locally-made Australian films, festival favourites, beloved children's sequels and horror hits all from our wonderful writers. Read reviews of 'Leviticus' and 'First Light' by @jodie_cd, 'Backrooms' by @mothmanthemoth, 'Toy Story 5' by @tylerbrusa, 'The Christophers' by Oscar Ragg, 'Masters of the Universe' by @alyssamariadl, and 'Franz: Becoming Kafka' by Anna Antonio-Bautista over on the In Review website, link in bio! by @in_review

MIFF may be over, but our reviewers aren't! John Wilson of HBO's 'How To With John Wilson' fame has directed a feature film about how concrete impacts every facet of modern America. @malachylewis writes about how Wilson's idiosyncratically comedic yet awkwardly heartfelt demeanor arises out of the dystopia of concrete.

Read Malachy's full review on the In Review website, link in bio! by @in_review

As the microbudget Sydney-shot 'French Girls' finishes up its run at the Melbourne International Film Festival, @saskia_m.t sits down with writer/director Hyun Lee @hyunleeee to talk documentary-like fiction, authenticity in storytelling, how fashion models are represented in popular culture, and ambiguity in filmmaking.

Read Saskia Morrison-Thiagu's full interview with Hyun Lee over on the In Review website, link in bio! by @in_review