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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out + Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid

In animation, Asian Cinema, Review, Theatrical, This Week by Dov Kornits

Rascal Does Not Dream… is a slice-of-life anime that doubles as a beginner’s guide to quantum mechanics. Starting out like a less murder-y version of Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s ‘Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight’, its approach to externalising the phenomena associated with puberty banks on deadpan quirky and mildly questionable jokes about what teen idols should be wearing, with ...

Rascal Does Not Dream… is a slice-of-life anime that doubles as a beginner’s guide to quantum mechanics. Starting out like a less murder-y version of Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s ‘Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight’, its approach to externalising the phenomena associated with puberty banks on deadpan quirky and mildly questionable jokes about what teen idols should be wearing, with …

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Box Office Report: 7 – 10 March 2024

You only live once, right?! Sony's last minute release YOLO, a Chinese comedic drama, smashed the screen average this weekend. Speaking of, included here is the top 21, to illustrate the impressive growing gross and deceptive screen average for indie Australian doco The Trust Fall, which has capitalised on Julian Assange topicality and galvanised the fist-pumping keyboard warriors (and detractors) for a $1k+ screen average despite a max of 3 screenings at participating cinemas - when Dune is playing 10+ times/day in most cinemas, that's quite the achievement. Apart from that, new releases Cabrini (from the makers of Sound of Freedom, who couldn't make lightning strike twice) and How to Have Sex both disappointed, coming in at #23 and #34 respectively.

You only live once, right?! Sony’s last minute release YOLO, a Chinese comedic drama, smashed the screen average this weekend. Speaking of, included here is the top 21, to illustrate the impressive growing gross and deceptive screen average for indie Australian doco The Trust Fall, which has capitalised on Julian Assange topicality and galvanised the fist-pumping keyboard warriors (and detractors) for a $1k+ screen average despite a max of 3 screenings at participating cinemas – when Dune is playing 10+ times/day in most cinemas, that’s quite the achievement. Apart from that, new releases Cabrini (from the makers of Sound of Freedom, who couldn’t make lightning strike twice) and How to Have Sex both disappointed, coming in at #23 and #34 respectively.

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Tiger Stripes

In Asian Cinema, Horror, Review, Theatrical, This Week by Dov Kornits

As feminine body horror, Tiger Stripes shows enough understanding of the sub-genre’s trappings to make them speak to the reality of young girls living in modern Islamist Malaysia.

As feminine body horror, Tiger Stripes shows enough understanding of the sub-genre’s trappings to make them speak to the reality of young girls living in modern Islamist Malaysia.

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Tony Leung: The Wolf of Hong Kong

The actor reunites with his Infernal Affairs co-star Andy Lau for the ‘80s set tale of excess, The Goldfinger.

The actor reunites with his Infernal Affairs co-star Andy Lau for the ‘80s set tale of excess, The Goldfinger.