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

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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Flow

Peter Malone MSC 24 March 2025

Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences.

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The Alto Knights

Peter Malone MSC 24 March 2025

Two of New York City’s most notorious organised crime bosses vie for control of the city’s streets. Once best friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals set them on a deadly collision course.

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Snow White

Peter W Sheehan 20 March 2025

This is an American musical fantasy film which re-imagines the 1937 animated film, Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs.

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Bob Trevino Likes It

Peter Malone MSC 17 March 2025

When lonely 20-something Lily Trevino accidentally befriends a stranger online who shares the same name as her own self-centred father, encouragement and support from this new Bob Trevino could change her life.

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