REEL Review – Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun: Season 1 (2020)
Creator: Aunty Donna | Runtime: 20 mins (episode) | Comedy A sketch show from the Australian comedy group Aunty Donna following a loose narrative around three housemates; Mark, Zach and Broden. Netflix has created a substantial catalogue of original content in the last few years, with 2017 being a turning point for their comedy arm, creating the Netflix Is A Joke campaign. Stand up specials, … Continue reading REEL Review – Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun: Season 1 (2020)
REEL Review – The Prom (2020)
Director: Ryan Murphy | 2h 10mins | Comedy, Musical When their newest Broadway show “Eleanor!” receives bad reviews, a group of narcissistic Broadway stars look for a cause that will give them some good publicity. While searching, they find a teenager in Indiana who hasn’t been allowed to go to Prom, just because she wants to go with her girlfriend. Ryan Murphy, one of the … Continue reading REEL Review – The Prom (2020)
REEL Review – The Nest (2020)
Director: Sean Durkin | 1h 47mins | Drama English Trader, Rory (Jude Law) and his Wife, Alison (Carrie Coon), live a cushy life in upstate New York. Their marriage and domestic bliss are challenged when they move to a country manor in London. Sean Durkin’s second feature is a slow-burner, one that is less about actions or words and more about the methodical thought-processes of … Continue reading REEL Review – The Nest (2020)
REEL Review – Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
Director: Kirsten Johnson | 1h 29mins | Documentary Dick Johnson’s daughter decides to film him dying in different ways, all in a bid to prepare him, and herself, for when his Dementia takes over. Kirsten Johnson’s personal documentary about her Father is an intriguing way of dealing with future suffering. Often, when a member of our family succumbs to such a debilitating disease we begin … Continue reading REEL Review – Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
REEL Review – Ammonite (2020)
Director: Francis Lee | 2h | Drama, Romance Real-life fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) lives a silent life on the coast of England, with her Mother (Gemma Jones), finding stones and doing her research. When a young fossil-enthusiast takes an interest in her work, Mary ends up forming a relationship with his wife, Charlotte (Saoirse Ronan). Mary Anning is one of the greatest in … Continue reading REEL Review – Ammonite (2020)
REEL Review – Sound of Metal (2020)
Director: Darius Marder | 2h | Drama Ruben (Riz Ahmed), a drummer in a Heavy Metal band, must deal with his new life when he loses his hearing. After spending time at a centre for Deaf People, he must decide whether or not to have a surgery in order to get his life back to normal. Some things in life we take for granted, the … Continue reading REEL Review – Sound of Metal (2020)
REEL Review – The Assistant (2020)
Director: Kitty Green | 1h 27mins | Drama Over the course of one working day Jane, a young Assistant to a notorious Film Executive, suffers at the hands of Office abuse. Once she gets the opportunity to speak about the abuse happening in her office, she’s given a difficult choice. The #MeToo movement has rightly become an important staple of Hollywood in the past few … Continue reading REEL Review – The Assistant (2020)
REEL Review – Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
Director: Ron Howard | 1h 56mins | Drama Young Yale student J.D. (Gabriel Basso) returns home to deal with his Mother (Amy Adams) who has started abusing drugs, again. During his time back he reflects on his upbringing – especially the behaviour of his Mother and his ‘Mamaw’ (Glenn Close) – and how it’s shaped the man he is today. Ron Howard is a director … Continue reading REEL Review – Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
REEL Review – The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Director: Aaron Sorkin | Runtime: 2h 9mins | Drama, Biography, Crime In 1968, during a protest in Chicago, a riot broke out between anti-Vietnam protestors and the Chicago PD. Eventually seven people are put on trial for inciting violence at the protest, and become known as the ‘Chicago 7’. Aaron Sorkin’s latest film is yet another example of the Writer-Director’s ability to electrify the conservative, … Continue reading REEL Review – The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
REEL Review – Over the Moon (2020)
Director: Glen Keane, John Kahrs | 1h 36mins | Animation, Musical, Comedy Four years after the death of her mother, Fei Fei (Cathy Ang) has to deal with her father (John Cho) trying to move on with new partner Mrs Zhong (Sandra Oh) by proving the legend of Chang’e (Phillipa Soo) is true, and stop their upcoming marriage. As big as Netflix’s original content schedule … Continue reading REEL Review – Over the Moon (2020)
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