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KOKO: A RED DOG STORY gets 9/10 Tale of a tail

Directed by Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce Starring Koko (as himself), Kriv Stenders (as himself), Nelson Woss (as himself), Jason […]

THE ADDAMS FAMILY gets 7/10 They’re creepy and they’re kooky

Directed by Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon Starring Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz 7/10 Since their first appearance in […]

THE GOOD LIAR gets 6/10 All the world’s a stage

Directed by Bill Condon Starring Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey 6/10 Veteran Con-man Roy Courtnay (Ian McKellen), targets a […]

X-PRESS TOP 20 FILMS OF 2019

As the November 2019 setting for Blade Runner becomes a thing of the past, we turn our attention to the year […]

PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE gets 8/10 Heartburn

Directed by Céline Sciamma Starring Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami 8/10 The metaphor of ‘burning’ to describe the intense […]

KNIVES OUT gets 8/10 Honed wits

Directed by Rian Johnson Starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas 8/10 A large mansion, a family at loggerheads, […]

UPRIGHT (S1) gets 8/10 Hitting the right note

Season 1 Starring Tim Minchin, Milly Alcock, Heather Mitchell Network: Foxtel 8/10 When Lucky’s (Tim Minchin) hire car is totalled […]

FROZEN II gets 6/10 Cool story

Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee Starring Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad 6/10 It’s not often that Disney […]

MARTHA: A PICTURE STORY gets 7.5/10 Street Art for the World

Directed by Selina Miles Featuring Martha Cooper 7.5/10 It’s quite the understatement to claim that photographers are essential in bringing […]

BY THE GRACE OF GOD gets 7/10 Battle for justice

Directed by François Ozon Starring Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet, Swann Arlaud, Bernard Verley 7/10 This very difficult account of child […]

THE DEAD DON’T DIE gets 3.5/10 The stench of decay

Directed Jim Jarmusch Starring Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tom Waits, Tilda Swinton 3.5/10 I don’t think I hate The Dead […]

MARRIAGE STORY gets 8/10 The honeymoon is over

Directed by Noah Baumbach Starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Alan Alda 8/10 The first few minutes of this […]

PAIN AND GLORY gets 7.5/10 Life and Film

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar Starring Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Penelope Cruz 7.5/10 Working with vaguely autobiographical material, Spanish sensation Pedro […]

JUDY & PUNCH gets 6.5/10 String theory

Directed by Mirrah Foulkes Starring Mia Wasikowska, Damon Herriman, Benedict Hardie 6.5/10 In the town of Seaside, nowhere near the […]

21 BRIDGES gets 6.5/10 Shutdown in Manhattan

Directed by Brian Kirk Starring Chadwick Boseman, Stephan James, Taylor Kitsch, Sienna Miller, J.K. Simmons 6.5/10 Cops chasing down criminals […]