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"The third in Ti West’s surprisingly divisive horror-pastiche trilogy is also its weakest. Despite a committed performan...
11/07/2024

"The third in Ti West’s surprisingly divisive horror-pastiche trilogy is also its weakest. Despite a committed performance from the ever-reliable Mia Goth, this starry, eighties-set entry is thin on substance, scares and satire. " - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"Arriving this month on Rialto Channel, Georgia Oakley’s gorgeous tale of Thatcher-era q***r struggle and liberation is ...
04/07/2024

"Arriving this month on Rialto Channel, Georgia Oakley’s gorgeous tale of Thatcher-era q***r struggle and liberation is one of the strongest and most assured of Britain’s new, women-led era of cinema. Featuring a stunning lead performance from Rosy McEwan, it’s the rare modern period piece that feels utterly authentic to the time in which it is set." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"Inheriting the post-apocalyptic horror franchise from John Krasinski, Pig director Michael Sarnoski finds nuance, patho...
02/07/2024

"Inheriting the post-apocalyptic horror franchise from John Krasinski, Pig director Michael Sarnoski finds nuance, pathos and poeticism in this third instalment that’s far stronger than it has any right to be. Using the series as a space to explore the director’s own fascinations, it’s a quietly humanistic work greatly benefited by the two muscular performances at its centre." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"Sentenced to the lamentable fate of a straight-to-Netflix release, the latest film from American auteur Richard Linklat...
20/06/2024

"Sentenced to the lamentable fate of a straight-to-Netflix release, the latest film from American auteur Richard Linklater deserves to be seen with the biggest, liveliest audience possible. Featuring compelling lead turns from rising stars Glen Powell and Adria Arjona, this freewheeling, screwball romantic comedy doubles as a fascinating inquiry into the shifting nature of identity." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"Daughter of M. Night Shyamalan, Ishana, makes her feature debut with this moody folkloric horror, stranding four strang...
13/06/2024

"Daughter of M. Night Shyamalan, Ishana, makes her feature debut with this moody folkloric horror, stranding four strangers in a mysterious, seemingly inescapable forest full of monsters. Shyamalan has inherited much of her father’s directorial prowess - unfortunately, she also inherits some of his films’ less appreciable aspects too." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"Embattled movie star Will Smith attempts a comeback with this fourth instalment of the buddy cop action comedy series, ...
06/06/2024

"Embattled movie star Will Smith attempts a comeback with this fourth instalment of the buddy cop action comedy series, reuniting with the directors of surprise success Bad Boys For Life. While this latest effort hardly reinvents the wheel, it provides sufficient high-calorie action for those already on the series’ wavelength." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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As we celebrate the 2-year anniversary of Tom's reVIEW, we'd like to say a special thank you to our extremely talented w...
03/06/2024

As we celebrate the 2-year anniversary of Tom's reVIEW, we'd like to say a special thank you to our extremely talented writer Tom Augustine! 🎉

"In June, Rialto Channel will be playing host to a handful of the very best films of 2023. One of these, the supreme, scalpel-sharp melodrama May December Film, from master auteur Todd Haynes (Carol, Far From Heaven), may very well be last year’s greatest film." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

May December premieres June 29, 8:30pm on Rialto Channel.

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"Australian auteur George Miller follows up his miraculous action masterpiece, Mad Max: Fury Road, with this stunning pr...
23/05/2024

"Australian auteur George Miller follows up his miraculous action masterpiece, Mad Max: Fury Road, with this stunning prequel about the film’s breakout character – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Though it may lack the sleek bombast of its predecessor, this sprawling, sombre effort bursts at the seams with jaw-dropping action sequences, elaborate worldbuilding, and a thrumming, heady miasma of rage." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"Screening exclusively on Rialto Channel in June, this French/Kazakhstani limited science fiction series is a thrillingl...
16/05/2024

"Screening exclusively on Rialto Channel in June, this French/Kazakhstani limited science fiction series is a thrillingly peculiar and unsettling blend of noirish mystery and chilly futuristic parable. Making great use of the desolate Kazakhstan landscape and a strong ensemble cast, it’s a muscular, mature and deeply intriguing mystery not to be missed." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"Taking over from The Batman’s Matt Reeves, The Maze Runner director Wes Ball has crafted a thrilling, muscular episode ...
09/05/2024

"Taking over from The Batman’s Matt Reeves, The Maze Runner director Wes Ball has crafted a thrilling, muscular episode of the sprawling Apes series, another strong entry in a franchise well-known for its consistent strike rate. The film’s astonishing technical mastery, coupled with a breathless, high-stakes narrative, sets it apart from other, gaudier modern blockbusters." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"This month, Rialto Channel will be providing the thrills and chills for your Friday night in with ‘Friday Night Frights...
02/05/2024

"This month, Rialto Channel will be providing the thrills and chills for your Friday night in with ‘Friday Night Frights: Indie Horrors’, a series of excellent, inventive modern horrors from the fringes of the cinema world. Up first, this hair-raising, sci-fi-inflected paranoiac nightmare, grounded by a stunning performance from Evil Dead Rise’s Lily Sullivan." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"Despite the efforts of a game Ryan Gosling, director David Leitch’s update of the classic television show is a wearying...
26/04/2024

"Despite the efforts of a game Ryan Gosling, director David Leitch’s update of the classic television show is a wearying attempt at an action rom-com, one that lacks the verve and effortlessness of the best of its genre. At once toothless and entirely too pleased with itself, it’s a nonstarter that fails to capitalise on Gosling’s movie-star charisma." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"Bolstered by three superb lead performances, Luca Guadagnino’s sweat-soaked tennis drama is his finest work since Call ...
18/04/2024

"Bolstered by three superb lead performances, Luca Guadagnino’s sweat-soaked tennis drama is his finest work since Call Me By Your Name. Thrillingly directed and cleverly structured, it’s an exhilarating reminder of the value of mature, mid-budget studio filmmaking." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"Tense, ambitious and muddled, Alex Garland’s latest (and possibly final) feature showcases both the best and the worst ...
11/04/2024

"Tense, ambitious and muddled, Alex Garland’s latest (and possibly final) feature showcases both the best and the worst of the British screenwriter-turned-filmmaker. It’s a film that bristles with surface pleasures, but remains frustratingly hollow below the surface" - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"Screening in its entirety on Rialto Channel, the Brazilian crime series Rio Connection is a refreshing entry into the s...
04/04/2024

"Screening in its entirety on Rialto Channel, the Brazilian crime series Rio Connection is a refreshing entry into the seedy underworld crime series canon whose door was opened by the likes of Narcos and Breaking Bad. Appealingly fleet and mischievous, the series packs a lot of bang for buck with appealing performances and sophisticated 70s period detail." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"Matteo Garrone’s harrowing, Oscar-nominated Io Capitano is a gorgeously shot, well-acted portrait of the exceptional pl...
28/03/2024

"Matteo Garrone’s harrowing, Oscar-nominated Io Capitano is a gorgeously shot, well-acted portrait of the exceptional plight of African migrants, one which makes a concentrated effort to distance itself from the cynicism of other manipulative portraits of Third World poverty catered to a white audience..." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"Following on from the especially dire franchise reboot Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the latest foray for the iconic series ...
21/03/2024

"Following on from the especially dire franchise reboot Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the latest foray for the iconic series is this unnecessary if generally watchable sequel..." - Tom Augustine, VIEW 👻

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"To celebrate International Women’s Day, Rialto Channel has programmed an entire month of engrossing documentaries, all ...
14/03/2024

"To celebrate International Women’s Day, Rialto Channel has programmed an entire month of engrossing documentaries, all directed by women, that range in subject from modern politics to Hollywood starlets to rural farming. Among them is Romantic Comedy, an engrossing personal treatise from Elizabeth Sankey investigating and reclaiming this much-maligned subgenre. " - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"Winner of last year’s Un Certain Regard Festival Prize, along with three BAFTAS, Molly Manning-Walker’s assured and aut...
07/03/2024

"Winner of last year’s Un Certain Regard Festival Prize, along with three BAFTAS, Molly Manning-Walker’s assured and authentic debut walks a fine line between arthouse cinema and strident didacticism – a line it mostly succeeds at following. Anchored by a striking performance from Mia McKenna Bruce, it’s both a squirm-inducing depiction of hazy youthful abandon and a teachable moment for younger audiences. " - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"...Darker, broader, laden with remarkable images and terrifying implications, it’s a positively thunderous work that ab...
29/02/2024

"...Darker, broader, laden with remarkable images and terrifying implications, it’s a positively thunderous work that ably projects the depth and thorniness of Frank Herbert’s original story – another positive sign of an era of major tentpoles that might just have something to say." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"For his first solo effort sans brother Joel, the great filmmaker Ethan Coen directs this deliriously wacky oddity, a fi...
22/02/2024

"For his first solo effort sans brother Joel, the great filmmaker Ethan Coen directs this deliriously wacky oddity, a film that hearkens back to the Seventies exploitation films of Russ Meyer and John Waters. Part crime caper, part soft-hearted romance, part devilish s*x comedy, the film is too muddled and haphazard to endorse outright, yet too idiosyncratic, exuberantly q***r and endearingly lewd to dismiss." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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"King Richard director Reinaldo Marcus Green follows up the film responsible for Will Smith’s Oscar with another biopic ...
15/02/2024

"King Richard director Reinaldo Marcus Green follows up the film responsible for Will Smith’s Oscar with another biopic about a remarkable figure of the 20th Century. One Love is a safe and aggressively sanitised take on the life of Bob Marley, but coasts along easily enough due to the power of the man’s music and likeable performances from leads Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashanna Lynch." - Tom Augustine, VIEW

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