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Boy Erased – A commentary on the human condition and parenting

October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 Russell Matthews #boyerased, #russellingrevs, Boy Erased, Garrard Conley, Joel Edgerton, Lucas Hedges, Medical practices, Nicole Kidman, Parenting, Parenting in the modern era, Rape, Russell Crowe, The Gift

‘I don’t want to pretend anymore.’ Joel Edgerton is an Australian-born actor who has become a mainstay in Hollywood and

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How the narrative of The Martian helps us to connect with God’s story

October 21, 2018October 21, 2018 Russell Matthews #jesus, Any Weir, Drew Goddard, God's story, Jean-François Lyotard, Mankind's story, Mark Watney, Matt Damon, Meta-story, Micro-story, Rescue mission, Ridley Scott, The Martian, The soccer team in Thailand

Micro-story’s connection with the meta-story The recent story of the boy’s soccer team that was rescued from the cave in

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Reel Dialogue Director’s Cut – Guy Ritchie

October 10, 2018October 12, 2018 Russell Matthews #disney, Aladdin, Guy Ritchie, Lock, Madonna, RocknRolla, Sherlock Holmes, Snatch, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

For those less than familiar with those behind the camera, Guy Ritchie is a director associated with some of the

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Reel Dialogue’s family movie classics

October 6, 2018October 9, 2018 Russell Matthews 101 Dalmatians (1961), A Little Princess (1995), Annie (1982), Babe (1995), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Cinderella, Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010), Discuss Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), Dumbo (1941), Enchanted (2007), ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Fantastic Mr Fox (2009), Finding Nemo (2003), Frozen (2013), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), Inside Out (2015), Jumanji (1995), Mary Poppins (1964), Nanny McPhee (2005), Night at the Museum (2006), Old Yeller (1957), Oliver! (1968), Paddington (2014), Pollyanna (1960), Shrek (2001), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), The Iron Giant (1999), The Jungle Book (1967), The LEGO Movie (2014), The Lion King (1994), The Little Mermaid (1989), The Princess Bride (1987), The Secret Garden (1993), Toy Story (1995), Up (2009), Zootopia (2016)

We recently put together a list of classic films for people to consider for viewing and expanding their cinematic life

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Movie classics to watch or own

October 5, 2018 Russell Matthews (A nod to Ben McEachen), 12 Angry Men, Alien (The first one), Ben Hur, Blade Runner, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Citizen Kane, Dr Strangelove, Gone with the Wind, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Psycho, Seven Samurai, star wars, The Conversation, The French Connection, The Godfather, The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven, The Ten Commandments, To Kill a Mockingbird

‘For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.’ Alfred Hitchcock For those in the

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The line: The struggle picking a film in October

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 Russell Matthews #horror, #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, Brett McCracken's, Gladiator, Gray Matters, Nudity, Passion of the Christ, Saving Privvate Ryan, sex, the line

This time of year is a struggle for me as a film critic. With Halloween around the corner, the primary

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Small films that deserve the spotlight

September 23, 2018September 24, 2018 Russell Matthews Bill Murray Matchstick Men, Bill Nighy, Chris Cooper For Love of the Game, Ethan Hawke Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Gemma Arterton, Jack Reynor Maudie, Jake Gyllenhaal, Julian Dennison Get Low, Kelly Prestons Sing Street, Kevin Costner, Lily James, Maggie Gyllenhaal October Sky, Michiel Huisman Stranger Than Fiction, Nicholas Cage, Robert Duvall, Sally Hawkins, Sam Claflin, Sam Neill, Sam Rockwell Their Finest, The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, Will Ferrell

The Reel Dialogue team loves to discuss all things film and one of our favourite conversations to have with people

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How do you define Australian film?

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 Russell Matthews Australian Film, Babe, Ben McEachen, Gallipoli, Happy Feet, How do you define Australian cinema, Jasper Jones, Mad Max, Mark Hadley

With the release of Ladies in Black and Reel Dialogue reviewer Russell Matthews describing it as one of the best

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Reel Dialogue Spotlight – Robert Redford

September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 Russell Matthews 3 Days of the Condor, All the President’s Men, Barefoot in the Park, Butch, Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Out of Africa, Robert Redford, The Horse Whisperer, The Natural, The Old Man and the Gun, The Sting, The Way We Were

‘As a director, I wouldn’t like me as an actor. As an actor, I wouldn’t like me as a director.’ –

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Searching – A discussion guide on the challenges of teens and the internet

September 2, 2018September 2, 2018 Russell Matthews #nerve, #reeldialogue, #searching, Cyberbullying, Love of a parent, Parenting, Screentime, teens, The Duff, What to reach your teen

‘The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers’. J. K. Rowling In a world of cyberbullying and

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Reel Dialogue’s family movie classics

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We recently put together a list of classic films for people to consider for viewing and expanding their cinematic life

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Movie classics to watch or own

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The line: The struggle picking a film in October

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