Title – Oleg: The Oleg Vidov Story (2021)  Director – Nadia Tass (Malcolm)  Cast – Oleg Vidov, Joan Borsten, (narrator) Brian Cox Plot – Explores the life of Soviet film star Oleg Vidov and his incredible rise to stardom in his home country and infamous defection from his country in light of death threats and blacklisting at the hands of the KGB.  “Soviet film star. Defector” Review by Eddie on 17/04/2024 A man who bore the media moniker of “the Robert Redford of the USSR”, Russian screen actor Oleg Vidov lived a colourful and entirely stranger than fiction life that Australian ..read more

Title – The Marsh King’s Daughter (2023)  Director – Neil Burger (The Illusionist)  Cast – Daisy Ridley, Ben Mendelsohn, Garret Hedlund, Gil Birmingham, Brooklynn Prince Plot – Now a grown woman, Helena (Ridley) struggles with her past and her present when her criminal father Jacob (Mendelsohn) escapes from prison where he was sentenced for kidnapping her mother.   “Fear the past or face it” Review by Eddie on 15/04/2024 Not that there’s any such thing as a certainty in life, all the stars were seemingly aligned to expect that director Neil Burger’s decently budgeted and t ..read more

Title – The Zone of Interest (2023)  Director – Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin)  Cast – Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller Plot – Explores the day to day lives of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss (Fridel) and his wife Hedwig (Hüller) as they attempt to keep a sense of normality about their family life living next door to a concentration camp.  “The life we enjoy is very much worth the sacrifice” Review by Eddie on 10/04/2024 One of 2023’s most talked about features and the recipient of the Academy Awards Best International Feature Film award (as well as a well deserved award for ..read more

Title – Monkey Man (2024)  Director – Dev Patel (feature debut)  Cast – Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash Plot – A man simply known as Kid (Patel) is hellbent on vengeance against a collection of ruthless businessman and upper class that have decimated not only his own family but his own country.  “You like John Wick?” Review by Eddie on 08/04/2024 Originally destined for a Netflix streaming debut before Hollywood heavyweight Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions stepped in and secured distribution rights to Dev Patel’s debut feature, Monkey Man is an impressive next evo ..read more

Title – Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)  Director – Adam Wingard (You’re Next)  Cast – Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens, Brian Tyree Henry, Kaylee Hottle Plot – The lives of titans Kong and Godzilla clash once more as a new threat emerges challenging not only the giants themselves but the world as we know it.  “Just try not to swallow your tongue” Review by Eddie on 05/04/2024 The fifth feature film in the “MonsterVerse” series that kicked off in 2014 with the oddly serious Godzilla, The New Empire see’s returning director Adam Wingard (last seen helming 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kon ..read more

  Title – Priscilla (2023)  Director – Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation)  Cast – Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi Plot – An exploration of the relationship between the young Priscilla (Spaeny) and the older already made superstar Elvis Presley (Elordi).  “Keep the home fires burning” Review by Eddie on 03/04/2024 An understandably difficult true life romance story to recreate on the big screen due to the glaring age gap and uniqueness of the whole affair that was the famed relationship of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, Sofia Coppola’s stunningly staged but emotionally cold and ..read more

Title – Road House (2024)  Director – Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow)  Cast – Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Conor McGregor, Billy Magnussen Plot – Disgraced former fighter Elwood Dalton (Gyllenhaal) takes on a role at a divey establishment in the Florida Keys known simply as The Road House where rough clientele and shady locals force Dalton to act with a stern fist and zero tolerance for trouble.  “This piano is out of tune” Review by Eddie on 28/03/2024 The decision from director Doug Liman and star Jake Gyllenhaal to invest their time and effort into a reimagining on ..read more

Title – Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)  Director – Barbara Kopple (Running from Crazy)  Cast – John L. Lewis, Joseph Yablonski, W.A. ‘Tony’ Boyle Plot – A documentary exploring a group of hard working Harlan County coal mine workers taking action against the corporations that were exploiting them for all their worth with safety a distant worry when it comes to the bottom line.  “Which side are you on?” Review by Eddie on 27/03/2024 One of the most talked about American documentaries of all time, Barbara Kopple’s Oscar winning Harlan County U.S.A. is a fascinating insight into not ..read more

Title – The Road to Patagonia (2024)  Director – Matty Hannon (feature debut)  Cast – Matty Hannon, Heather Hillier Plot – Shot over 16 years, this documentary follows the adventures of ecologist and surfer Matty Hannon as he attempts to surf the west coast of the Americas, changing his life and the lives of others forever.   “I’m pretty sure she likes me” Review by Eddie on 23/03/2024 Collating 16 years worth of footage from Australian ecologist, director and star Matty Hannon’s life as he looks to come to terms with his place in the world and accomplish a goal of surfing ..read more

Title – Ricky Stanicky (2024)  Director – Peter Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber)  Cast – Zac Efron, John Cena, Andrew Santino, William H. Macey, Jermaine Fowler Plot – Creating an imaginary friend when they were young to get them out of all sorts of trouble, the now grown up trio of Dean (Efron), Wes (Fowler) and JT (Santino) find themselves on bringing the made-up Ricky Stanicky to life with the services of Rod Rimestead (Cena).  “I just want to go on the record and say this is a really bad idea” Review by Eddie on 20/03/2024 A long gestating project that has now finally been u ..read more