I take a look at the latest from WADJDA director Haifaa Al-Mansour. A literary romance that clunks when it focuses on the romance, but utterly shines on the literary front. Apologies for the awkward part here where I accidentially pause the recording and then um and ahhh for a while about if it's working or not. This podcast remains staunchly edit-free (even when it's to the detriment of quality).

Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

I've always been a huge fan of the 'Jurassic' franchise, and this turned out to be one of the best. Have a listen as to why I dug it so much.

Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

In which I'm very scared and can't say the word HEREDITARY correctly.

Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

I finally got around to seeing SOLO. Here I dig into the film, particularly the good and bad of the female characters, the influence of Ron Howard and where the film fails to inspire.

Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

Something a little different this time around. For starters I'm sitting at home drinking whisky rather than driving. Secondly I take a look at two local genre films - TRENCH am excellent comedy-noir, and BLUE WORLD ORDER an enjoyable sci-fi romp.

Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR is so, so much movie. I take a shot at breaking down what works, and what doesn't.

Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

In this episode I take a look at the surprisingly ace BLOCKERS. Particularly how a dire premise is saved by flipping the agency from what we were expecting.

Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

Ava DuVernay's latest is a good ol fashioned YA fantasy adventure film. Some thoughts contained within.

Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

This comedy has been getting loads of love recently. I take a look, particularly at what the ensemble cast bring. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse

Greta Gerwig's feature debut has been one of the most loved films of recent months, both with awards voters and audiences. I take a look, focusing on the mother/daughter relationships and performances. Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both. Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film. Stubby of Reschs - a good film and worth your time. Schooner of Carlton Draught - Not great aye. But perhaps an interesting idea or two. Schooner of Tooheys New - Shithouse