Us is every bit as chilling and unsettling as the trailer alludes. Peele, along with an astounding cast and production team deliver the kind of film that paves the way for a new era of horror, one that may just try to live among us, or at least force us to better understand ourselves. Be prepared for a slight existential crisis, a complete disenchantment with 11:11 and be kinder to your reflection, you know, just in case it turns out to be alive.
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Tim Burton’s Dumbo is a film uncertain of its intended audience. It pitches its social messages awkwardly, and in its retelling of the classic ‘ugly duckling’ story which lies at its core, it becomes too focussed on spectacle over substance to be deemed fully successful.
Strap on your leather.. err everything, and come and check it out! Captain Marvel will be available in Australian theatres from the 6th of March 2019.
Those expecting a mindless sports/action film will find a surprising depth in Fighting With My Family… If you can walk out of this film without at least one belly laugh and a quickly brushed away heartwarming tear for the underdog, you may find yourself being deserving of a wrestling receipt.
If you’re wanting a ‘hands to the mouth, gasp every five minutes, almost wet yourself from shock’ film, Greta is just not it. It does however, along with a slight fear of ever doing a nice deed again, amuse it’s audience and thrill you just enough to keep you invested until the very claustrophobic end.
Amy McNickle and Steffie Yee have created something really immersive and moving with this film, with a dash of dry humour thrown in for measure.
Set to be one of the festival’s more fresh and unique acts, ELSKA will hit Adelaide and Port Adelaide with her unique sound, which blends soulful vocals with live looped harp.
From the Director of Moonlight, Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk is a captivating story of love, heartache and enduring hope in the face of relentless adversity.
It is on the basis of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s actions delivered in such an inspiring and triumphant way that one can walk away from this film feeling like it is possible for the actions of a simple few to change the course of history.
International Short Film Festival, Flickerfest returns to Adelaide at the Mercury Cinema on Saturday 2nd February
