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Battleground Melbourne (2022)
Bots giving this a 10
Seems to be a lot of bots giving this a 10 - sorry this is not Apocalypse Now nor Godfather in the documentary genre - it's biased it's unbalanced , there are no fat checks - hysterical in nature.
Poltergeist (2015)
Worst Movie EVER!!!!
This remake was just awful, really awful. No story line, no scenario development. Just a myopic approach that drowned in its own embarrassment. If one hadn't seen the original, one would have no idea what the hell was going on. An unemployed family seem to be cashed up enough to buy a house (no matter how cheap the price). A husband who doesn't want his wife to work , even though he is unemployed, sorry not believable. The guy who played the father, just an incredibly bad performance, pity the producers didn't leave him unemployed and casted another. Now mix this with a dinner party that was a vignette to the husband and wife's background, and the history of the house built on a cemetery. From then on it was basically a cut paste of clichés best suited to a trailer. Not scary, especially the pathetic looking clown puppet. If you want to see a scary clown check out Twisty the Clown from "Freak Show" (American Horror Story) Stay well away from this remake, well away!!!! PS: the two actors from the Mad Men series should have stayed in Mad Men - this movie does nothing for their reputation
Black River (1994)
A Visually beautiful and moving piece of Australian cinema
BLACK RIVER by Lucas Produkzion (Kevin Lucas and Aany Whitehead), a musical drama based on an opera of the same name, combines choreographed Aboriginal dance sequences with Australia's brightest operatic and acting talent. The story explores the human tragedy surrounding Miriam, as she grows up and witnesses the death of three generations of her Aboriginal family under the hand of white custodianship. Visual a beautiful film all the way down to the beautiful still photography of Mario Michael Bianchino.
A sumptuous and compelling film adaptation of one of Australia's boldest contemporary operatic works by Andrew & Julianne Schultz. Seen through the eyes of its central character, Miriam, an Aboriginal woman, whose son recently died in police custody and performed by the award winning mezzo soprano, Maroochy Barambah, the film portrays the tormented world of injustice; past and present perpetuated against indigenous Australians.
Set in a police lockup cell surrounded by rising floodwaters, Miriam describes to her captive audience of judge, journalist and policeman the horrors experienced by three generations of her family. BLACK RIVER incorporates breathtaking cinematography and features powerful dance sequences by the Bangarra Dance Theatre choreographed by Stephen Page.