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Diabolic (2025) is a possession film that impresses with atmosphere and critique of institutional authority. Strong performances and cinematography stand out, despite pacing issues. Four stars! READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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Diabolic (2025) - On the Run Movies
In cinemas 20 November Daniel J. Phillips has made a possession film that doesn’t feel like it’s apologising for being a possession film. That alone... READ MORE
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November 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Yorgos Lanthimos' *Bugonia* fuses absurdity with serious themes, exploring power and paranoia through a kidnapping plot, strong performances, and striking visuals, ultimately questioning trust in institutions. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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Bugonia (2025) - On the Run Movies
Yorgos Lanthimos has made his most expensive film. It’s also, rather surprisingly, perhaps his most straightforward. Bugonia adapts Jang Joon-hwan’s 2003 South Korean cult oddity... READ MORE
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November 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Roofman is a bizarre true story about Jeffrey Manchester, an ex-Army Ranger who lives in a Toys "R" Us while robbing McDonald's. Strong performances, but the film lacks depth in exploring its themes. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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Derek Cianfrance isn’t the obvious choice to direct a film about a man who robbed McDonald’s by cutting holes in their ceilings. Known for his... READ MORE
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November 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Good Fortune (2025) is a body-swap comedy tackling wealth inequality but lacks sharpness and direction. Keanu Reeves shines, yet the film feels polite and ultimately forgettable. Three stars. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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Good Fortune (2025) - On the Run Movies
Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut lands somewhere between ambitious and adequate. Which isn’t the crushing verdict it might sound like, though it’s not exactly a ringing... READ MORE
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October 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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TRON: Ares dazzles with stunning visuals and a gripping score, but its familiar themes and lack of depth leave it feeling hollow. A sensory spectacle, but don’t expect profound insights. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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TRON: Ares (2025) - On the Run Movies
Joachim Rønning’s third crack at Disney’s intermittent franchise delivers exactly what you’d anticipate from a legacy sequel, which is both its strength and, frustratingly, its... READ MORE
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October 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Guillermo del Toro's 2025 adaptation of Frankenstein features a flawed but visually stunning tale of creation and consequence, exploring complex themes through powerful performances and emotional depth. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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Frankenstein (2025) - On the Run Movies
For decades, Guillermo del Toro has harboured dreams of bringing Mary Shelley’s creation to life. Not literally, one hopes, though given the director’s particular obsessions,... READ MORE
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October 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Kathryn Bigelow's *A House of Dynamite* is a gripping nuclear thriller exploring the chaos of a missile crisis, blending unsettling realism with sharp performances, particularly from Rebecca Ferguson. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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A House of Dynamite (2025) - On the Run Movies
Eight years is a long time between films. Long enough to wonder if Kathryn Bigelow might have decided that fiction couldn’t compete with the absurdity... READ MORE
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October 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Bruce Beresford's *The Travellers* explores family dysfunction in a small WA town but struggles with dialogue and character depth. Strong visuals and performances can't save it from feeling disjointed. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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The Travellers (2025) - On the Run Movies
Bruce Beresford’s latest film feels a bit like watching someone return to their childhood home only to realise they’ve forgotten why they left in the... READ MORE
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October 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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The Smashing Machine explores Mark Kerr's MMA career, focusing on his physical prowess versus mental struggles. Dwayne Johnson's performance shines, though the film's third act feels rushed. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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The Smashing Machine (2025) - On the Run Movies
A24 has waded into mixed martial arts territory with The Smashing Machine, and the result is less sports drama than psychological endurance test. Which is... READ MORE
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October 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) is a meditative romance where Sarah and David explore their pasts through a unique GPS, blending humour and introspection while confronting their memories. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) - On the Run Movies
Cinema often tries to remind us of what we already know. Sometimes it succeeds, sometimes it bludgeons us with its insistence. Kogonada’s A Big Bold... READ MORE
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October 2, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Kangaroo (2025), directed by Kate Woods, follows a cynical weatherman (Ryan Corr) who bonds with an orphaned joey and a spirited girl (Lily Whiteley). READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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Kangaroo (2025) - On the Run Movies
Kate Woods’ return to feature directing with Kangaroo is a genuinely pleasurable, if entirely familiar, slice of Australian life. It’s a film that knows exactly... READ MORE
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September 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another blends action and politics, with DiCaprio compelling as a haunted father and Penn chilling as his foe. Funny yet weighty, it explores resistance, though the long runtime drags. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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One Battle After Another (2025) - On the Run Movies
Paul Thomas Anderson has always been good at taking ideas that are already known and making them into something completely new. His most recent project... READ MORE
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September 29, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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I just signed The Australia Institute's petition to phase out fossil fuels. Will you join me? nb.australiainstitute.org.au/phase-out-fo...
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Emissions reduction targets won’t solve the climate crisis if they’re built on fiction. It's time for the government to tackle the biggest source of carbon emissions in Australia – fossil fuels.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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James Madigan's Fight or Flight is an engaging action film with a clichéd plot. It features intense action and striking visuals, addressing trauma and global violence. Overall, it's enjoyable for action fans. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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Fight or Flight (2024) - On the Run Movies
You know what’s curious about James Madigan’s directorial debut? It shouldn’t work. Not really. Fight or Flight is built from spare parts of better films,... READ MORE
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September 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) feels like a lacklustre end to the Crawley saga, struggling to find purpose beyond fan service. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) - On the Run Movies
Julian Fellowes has finally called time on the Crawley saga, and frankly, it shows. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale feels like watching someone attempt to... READ MORE
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September 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Seth Worley's "Sketch" is a heartfelt exploration of grief, featuring a young girl whose monsters emerge from her sketchbook. Strong performances, particularly by Bianca Belle, highlight emotional struggles, though pacing dips in the middle. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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Sketch (2024) - On the Run Movies
There’s something oddly comforting about a film that knows exactly what it wants to be. Seth Worley’s Sketch doesn’t pretend to reinvent cinema, but it... READ MORE
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September 20, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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The Roses (2025) is a dark comedy where Cumberbatch and Colman explore marital dysfunction and gender roles, despite uneven pacing and a lack of visual flair. It offers sharp insights into modern relationships. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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The Roses (2025) - On the Run Movies
Jay Roach’s reimagining of The War of the Roses offers a distinctly British spin on marital dysfunction, though one that occasionally stumbles beneath the weight... READ MORE
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September 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Splitsville (2025) is a chaotic film about a recently separated man navigating awkward encounters with open-marriage friends. It showcases strong performances and physical comedy, but humour often overshadows depth. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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Splitsville (2025) - On the Run Movies
In Splitsville, director Michael Angelo Covino delivers a film that’s both a chaotic spectacle and a surprisingly grounded examination of modern relationships. The premise, which... READ MORE
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September 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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The Long Walk (2025) adapts King's novel with restraint, focusing on psychological endurance over spectacle. Strong performances and authentic cinematography enhance its themes, despite pacing issues and underdeveloped characters. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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The Long Walk (2025) - On the Run Movies
Stephen King’s dystopian nightmare receives a surprisingly restrained adaptation that trades explosive spectacle for psychological endurance testing. Director Francis Lawrence crafts a film that under...
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September 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Caught Stealing is a quirky film by Darren Aronofsky, featuring Austin Butler as an ordinary man caught in chaos. It blends dark comedy and menace, showcasing absurdity amid pressure. Flawed yet engaging. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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Caught Stealing (2025) - On the Run Movies
Darren Aronofsky has done something peculiar with Caught Stealing. After years of putting his protagonists through psychological meat grinders, he’s made a film about a... READ MORE
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September 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Ari Aster's *Eddington* is a neo-Western set during early COVID-19, exploring societal fractures through a sheriff and mayor's conflict. Strong performances and haunting visuals highlight its themes of self-deception and personal beliefs. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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September 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Eva Victor's debut, *Sorry, Baby*, explores a woman's journey post-assault, blending humour and depth. It highlights trauma's complexities but sometimes struggles with tonal balance. A promising start for Victor. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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Sorry, Baby (2025) - On the Run Movies
Eva Victor’s directorial debut treads the precarious line between levity and gravity with remarkable dexterity, though occasionally stumbles under the weight of its own ambitions.... READ MORE
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September 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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The Ballad of Wallis Island explores loneliness through Charles, a lottery winner reuniting a folk duo. While it offers strong performances and insights on human connection, tonal inconsistencies hinder its emotional depth. READ MY FULL REVIEW.
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The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025) - On the Run Movies
In an era where genuine human connection feels increasingly elusive, James Griffiths’ The Ballad of Wallis Island is a meditation on loneliness and a gentle... READ MORE
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September 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Relay is a paranoid thriller featuring Riz Ahmed as a fixer navigating corporate whistleblowing. It critiques corporate accountability but falters in its final act, blending strong performances with relevant themes. READ MY FULL REVIEW.

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Relay (2024) - On the Run Movies
In an era where corporate malfeasance feels as routine as the morning news cycle, David Mackenzie’s Relay arrives with the timing of a perfectly placed... READ MORE
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September 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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"Irena's Vow" tells the true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, who secretly saved Jewish refugees during WWII. The film balances heroism and horror, showcasing ordinary acts of bravery amidst moral catastrophe. READ MY FULL REVIEW.

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Irena’s Vow (2023) - On the Run Movies
There’s something subversive about watching someone drug a Nazi’s tea. Not the act itself—that part seems perfectly reasonable—but the way Sophie Nélisse goes about it... READ MORE
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September 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM