Contributor Ed Gibbs

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Festivals

A Ghost Story – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara reunite for David Lowery’s slow-burn meditation on loss and grief.
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Festivals

Manifesto – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Cate Blanchett goes hell for leather in this unapologetically arty film about art.
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Festivals

Killing Ground – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

There’s shades of Straw Dogs and Deliverance in this effective Aussie backwoods horror.
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Festivals

The Discovery – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Jason Segel and Rooney Mara are an unlikely central pairing in this low-key sci-fi about the discovery of an afterlife.
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Review

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years

by Ed Gibbs

The Fab Four’s meteoric rise from local grafters to global game-changers is relived in Ron Howard’s emotive doc.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Trailers

The six best quotes from the Supersonic trailer

by Ed Gibbs

Noel and Liam Gallagher are up to their usual tricks in this feature-length Oasis documentary.
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Festivals

David Lynch: The Art Life – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

The cult filmmaker shares stories and archive from his childhood, while still managing to remain as elusive as ever.
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Festivals

One More Time With Feeling – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Andrew Dominik’s documentary about Nick Cave’s new album offers a gentle, haunting portrait of a family consumed with grief.
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Festivals

The Young Pope – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

Paolo Sorrentino transitions to the small screen (with a Jude Law assist) and comes up trumps.
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Festivals

Hounds of Love – first look review

by Ed Gibbs

This Australian chiller about a rash of grisly murders makes a play to be the new Snowtown.

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