Christy Hall

Film Review: It Ends with Us paints its serious relationship narrative with melodramatic strokes

Whilst by no means is Justin Baldoni‘s It Ends with Us making light of its central domestic violence thematic, Christy Hall‘s script adaptation of Colleen Hoover‘s novel is unable to entirely find the momentum needed to keep such a story emotionally engaging across its testing 130 minutes. With its Pinterest-like lens on romanticising its Boston…

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Daddio is a conversation-sparking drama anchored by the nuanced performances of Sean Penn and Dakota Johnson: Sydney Film Festival Review

The prospect of being stuck in a cab for 90 minutes with a driver that isn’t afraid to wax lyrical about the dynamics of men and women doesn’t exactly sound like the most pleasant experience.  And whilst that it is the entire premise of Christy Hall‘s conversation-provoking Daddio, audiences pre-empting their annoyance at such a…

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