Driving home from the cinema reviews

Director Steve McQueen and an incredible ensemble cast take on a pulpy crime thriller idea. It's pretty awesome. 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 inter...

The Rock versus the tallest building in the world with a splash of Neve Campbell. Fuck yeah.  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....

I had the chance to see this Aussie art-horror flick recently and it's well worth your time. Lots of interesting elements to chat about.  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...

Here I tackle a random double feature. The all-star heist team up OCEAN'S EIGHT continues on strong, still playing in cinemas; whilst THE SECOND is Australian streaning service Stan's first original feature. 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 go...

I'm back with a review of the latest hilarious comedy to come out of New Zealand, this time from writers/directors/stars  Madeleine Sami and  Jackie van Beek. 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...

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)....

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 g...

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 Ne...

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 t...

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 rec...

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...

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...

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 i...

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 int...

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 fi...

Episode 32 of Driving home from the cinema reviews takes a look at BLACK PANTHER. Which even at this stage we can safely call a phenomenon and a truly significant film. It's also another early career masterpiece from the incredible Ryan Coogler.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly rec...

The Australian and Warwick Thornton centric start to 2018 continues with this excellent doco. It's fun, analytical and educational stuff.  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...

Ah the comforting embrace of a new Spielberg. Though perhaps THE POST is a little too comfortable from one of the greatest of all directors. 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 gre...

Aussie filmmaker Warwick Thornton returns with this incredible new film. It's so good, it wipes away a disappointing 2017 for Australian film with one swipe. 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...

In this episode I look at Stephen Elliot's latest Aussie comedy, the slice of suburbia absurdity that is SWINGING SAFARI.  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 perhap...

In this episode of Driving home from the cinema reviews, I take a look at Dee Rees' incredible Netflix original Mudbound . Please watch it if you haven't. Take a listen to hear why.  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 ti...

School holidays in Aus means a lot of the most hyped kids movies of the past year are currently out. This episode takes a quick look at four of them including perhaps the most well reviewed family film of 2017, Pixar's latest and a surprisingly good rebooty/sequel thingo. I dug all these films to varying degrees so listen in and hear why.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellen...

Episode 25 of Driving home from the cinema reviews takes a (spoiler free I promise) look at  Star Wars: The Last Jedi.  Quite simply, it's the best Star Wars film since 1977. Would love to hear your thoughts about the film and this episode.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommen...

Here I take a look at the much hyped  The Florida Project , which is the latest film from American indie director Sean Baker. The film takes a look at life in a dingy motel through the eyes of one of the kid's who calls it home.  Ratings System: Longneck of Melbourne Bitter - an excellent film. Sublimely entertaining, meaningful or both.  Pint of Kilkenny - a very good, highly recommended film.  S...

I take a look at James Franco's 'making of' flick. An excellent, comedic and dramatic take on the chasing of the hollywood dream. And how to make a film when you have no fuckin idea what you're doing.  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 fil...