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Sarah Ward

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Australia

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The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025) 96% EDIT “A thoughtful delight that stirs the soul and lingers in the mind like a gorgeous tune.” – AWFJ.org Jan 23, 2026 Full Review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) 93% EDIT “A film to worship... Rare is a series’ fourth entry, let alone a film helmed by a new director after two prior triumphs by one of its originators, that understands so firmly what made its previous outstanding entries such marvels.” – AWFJ.org Jan 19, 2026 Full Review No Other Choice (2025) 97% EDIT “Reflecting reality with sparkling clarity doesn’t make Park Chan-wook’s black comedy any less sharp or savage, the latter in a so-truthful-it-cuts-to-the-bone fashion.” – AWFJ.org Jan 19, 2026 Full Review Christy (2025) 67% EDIT “A successful showcase for Sweeney’s dramatic talents ... Christy knows how to sting, and also how to float.” – ScreenHub Jan 12, 2026 Full Review We Bury the Dead (2024) 86% EDIT “Hilditch’s movie is so assured, so certain of its place in multiple canons, so patently its own and so effective.” – AWFJ.org Dec 22, 2025 Full Review Kokuho (2025) 100% EDIT “Captivating, all-consuming, resplendent and affecting ... while subtlety is among the movie’s plentiful strengths, there’s no masking its emotion, artistry, beauty or impact, with every ounce of passion rewardingly on display. ” – AWFJ.org Dec 21, 2025 Full Review Bump: A Christmas Film (2025) EDIT “Bump serves up a reminder of why viewers have loved spending time in its company. ” – ScreenHub Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Nugget Is Dead? A Christmas Story (2024) EDIT “Before the pair [Jenna Owen and Vic Zerbst] were satirising the PR industry astutely and amusingly, they tackled dysfunctional families come the merriest time on the calendar, with the same winning results.” – ScreenHub Dec 8, 2025 Full Review How to Make Gravy (2024) EDIT “There’s not a bad performance among the cast.” – ScreenHub Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Jones Family Christmas (2023) EDIT “There’s a sense of both sentimentality and weight to this Heather Mitchell-led dramedy.” – ScreenHub Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Christmas Ransom (2022) EDIT “As the likeable-enough movie unfurls its seasonal antics in a family-owned toy store that’s seen more profitable days, it also adds a Die Hard angle.” – ScreenHub Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Christmas on the Farm (2021) EDIT “This saccharine-toned, sunnily shot picture happily and eagerly plays out exactly as viewers expect from its first moments.” – ScreenHub Dec 8, 2025 Full Review A Sunburnt Christmas (2020) EDIT “Thanks to Daniel Henshall as hapless crook Daryl, a playful sense of humour, and the keen eye of cinematographer Dylan River, A Sunburnt Christmas is entertainingly more than the sum of its recognisable parts.” – ScreenHub Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Bush Christmas (1983) EDIT “Witnessing Kidman’s acting origins and digging into Australian cinema history are the film’s main drawcard more than 40 years later.” – ScreenHub Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Highest 2 Lowest (2025) 83% EDIT “Get Lee and Washington throwing everything they have into an exploration of what it truly takes to make a mark, the cost and challenges, and the battle for genuine fulfilment along the way, and the result is all highs and no lows.” – ScreenHub Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter (2025) 64% EDIT “Powter was her own biggest asset when she made the leap from teaching aerobics classes to media domination; at its most resonant and insightful, she’s the same for Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter.” – AWFJ.org Dec 8, 2025 Full Review Teenage Wasteland (2025) 100% EDIT “Moss and McBaine are no strangers to inspiring others themselves ... Teenage Wasteland heartily and winningly continues the trend. ” – AWFJ.org Nov 20, 2025 Full Review Trifole (2024) 77% EDIT “An absorbing and moving feature that feels as if it too has been unearthed.” – AWFJ.org Nov 11, 2025 Full Review 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) 91% EDIT “Through canny camera placement, fine-tuned framing, savvy editing, a foreboding score and a willingness to take its time, the claustrophobic thriller has great fun teasing its audience.” – Concrete Playground Nov 6, 2025 Full Review The Phoenician Scheme (2025) 77% EDIT “Cuts deep emotionally, and seamlessly shows how he's a master at his usual touches while also venturing into new territory.” – Concrete Playground Oct 16, 2025 Full Review The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) 81% EDIT “The most melancholy, poignant and deeply felt of the director's features. And, in its visuals and its performances, it's also oh-so-rich with affecting detail.” – Concrete Playground Oct 16, 2025 Full Review The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) 92% EDIT “It's no wonder that Anderson lets this layered tale of friendship, war, fascism and tragedy hang off his leading man.” – Concrete Playground Oct 16, 2025 Full Review Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) 93% EDIT “Combine Anderson, a magnificent Roald Dahl-penned all-ages story and stunning stop-motion animation, and you get a match made in cinematic heaven.” – Concrete Playground Oct 16, 2025 Full Review Rushmore (1998) 90% EDIT “Deploys both Schwartzman and Murray to perfection, while weaving a smart yet also often dark comedy about learning to adjust your dreams.” – Concrete Playground Oct 16, 2025 Full Review The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) 57% EDIT “Will always be Anderson's undersung gem. It's so quintessentially Anderson and, with its length, it's guilty of sprawling — but every absurdist moment is a marvel.” – Concrete Playground Oct 16, 2025 Full Review
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