With my home state of Victoria now COVID-free, at least for the time being, I returned to my local cinema after a five-month break to see the appropriately festive holiday ‘dramedy’, Happiest Season. Intended for digital distribution in the United States, for obvious reasons, the hulu original film has made it to numerous big screens […]
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I feel very privileged today as a reviewer of physical media for the opportunity to deliver my first write-up for Twilight Time, the honour of which goes to Jonathan Demme’s Melvin and Howard now on Blu-ray under the label’s ‘Limited Edition Series’. Paul Le Mat stars as Melvin Dummar, a humble factory man who gives
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There’s no denying that movies are an effective way of making a statement, be it political, social, environmental etc. It’s an approach that’s being utilized more than ever in this increasingly connected world; so it’s rare when I watch a film that caters to the fundamental aim of simply entertaining the viewer by telling a
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Summer was momentarily suspended on the night of Wednesday, December 14th in favour of a winter’s chill. While it wasn’t ideal weather for outdoor cinema, the cold provided a fitting ambiance for the screening of 2003’s Elf, presented by Cinema Pop Up who are currently touring Victoria screening cinematic treasures of new and old. Despite
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