Film Reviews

Our film reviews offer insightful critiques through the lenses of faith, spirituality and human experience. Our reviewers are: Peter Sheehan, former Vice Chancellor of Australian Catholic University and internationally recognised film juror; Peter Malone, a renowned author and long-time film reviewer; and Ann Rennie, a teacher and writer. Together, they provide rich perspectives on films that challenge and inspire viewers. Peter Malone has a rich database of movies and television series he has reviewed over many years. See all his reviews at https://www.misacor.org.au/movies

The Correspondent

Peter W Sheehan 14 April 2025

This Australian film is based factually on the imprisonment of Australian foreign correspondent Peter Greste in Egypt in 2013.

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The Amateur

Peter Malone MSC 14 April 2025

When his supervisors at the CIA refuse to take action after his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a decoder takes matters into his own hands.

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Dr Strangelove: National Theatre Live

Peter Malone MSC 14 April 2025

Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr Strangelove.

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Death of a Unicorn

Peter Malone MSC 14 April 2025

A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn en route to a weekend retreat where his billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.

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A Minecraft Movie

Peter Malone MSC 8 April 2025

Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.

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Novocaine

Peter Malone MSC 8 April 2025

When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, a man incapable of feeling physical pain turns his rare condition into an unexpected advantage in the fight to rescue her.

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The King of Kings

Peter Malone MSC 7 April 2025

The story of our Lord Jesus Christ as told by Charles Dickens and seen through the eyes of a child.

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Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee

Peter Malone MSC 1 April 2025

A resourceful bushman from Australia’s Northern Territory navigates the concrete jungle of New York, finding love and adventure with his distinctive outback style. 

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Oh, Canada

Peter Malone MSC 1 April 2025

Leonard Fife, one of 60,000 draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam, shares all his secrets to de-mythologise his mythologised life.

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Small Things Like These

Peter W Sheehan 1 April 2025

This historical drama focuses on the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland, where physical abuse was rampant, and young Irish girls working in the laundries were abused.

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The Count of Monte-Cristo

Ann Rennie 29 March 2025

After escaping from an island prison where he spent 14 years for being wrongly accused of state treason, Edmond Dantès returns as the Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on the men who betrayed him.

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The Return

Peter Malone MSC 24 March 2025

After 20 years Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, where he finds his wife held prisoner by suitors vying to be king and his son facing death at their hands. To win back his family and all he has lost, Odysseus must rediscover his strength.

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