Novastream February 2018

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Thor. He had seen my Instagram before and seemed to know who I was, so that’s probably not such a bad thing” The two would bump in the last two years you would have seen a into each other again at the premiere of Thor large blonde man dressed as Thor, and on Ragnarok though Lutomski still keeps the first glance you would truly believe that you original Thor film’s long locks. are looking at Chris Hemsworth. You are actually in the presence of cosplayer Thor Of We first met Thor Of Oz at Supanova Gold Oz aka Andrew Lutomski from Melbourne. Coast 2017 and were immediately drawn I recently sat down with Andrew to discuss to the huge crowd circling wanting photos how he came to be Thor Of Oz and what his and triple checking that it is definitely not future holds with more cosplay characters Chris Hemsworth. After an awesome selfie (something he is amazing at btw!) and some and his acting career. serious Insta-stalking we found that some of Andrew hails from Melbourne and started the best Instagram stories revolve around his his transition to Thor in 2015. For the last amazing apartment and incredibly cute and two years he has worked hard to create and personable cat Billy the Scottish Fold. While maintain his incredible physique. In addition we have enjoyed these it is exciting to look to this he has also attended the Supanova, Oz ahead at the future and what is next.

Comic Cons and countless charity events as Thor to promote his brand and give back to Performing and Acting is a huge passion for Lutomski. Performers and actors such the community. as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, famed He is not only charitable, he is also the real bodybuilder Arnold Schwarznegger and deal with receiving the official thumbs up and Professional Wrestler “Triple H” (now license from Marvel and Disney to officially Executive Vice President of the WWE) had a be Thor and Lutomski has been fortunate to big influence on Andrew in his younger years. go to some great events like the Australian Andrew has had some success in portraying premiere of Thor : Ragnarok with stars Chris a private investigator on a television show Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and director Taikia called Counter Play, which has recently been Waititi. Lutomski recalls the first time he met picked up by the 9 Nine network, in addition movie star Chris Hemsworth “He.seemed to working on various TVCs and modelling quite impressed with my efforts to look like campaigns.

Alaisdair Leith talks to cosplay king + legit actor Andrew Lutomski about Thor, cosplaying, selfies and his new show on Channel 9

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He is also passionate about health and fitness. Andrew is an ambassador for Bulk Nutrients, Australia’s leading sports and health supplement company. Not only for highly disciplined sports athletes or fitness models, Bulk Nutrients is beneficial for those who want to create their own superhero physique. Andrew is helping bring together a Cosplay Fitness group that has some great videos circulating on social media. “It is definitely a lot of fun and something I want to do more of in the future. Having like minded people around you working on their bodies and health and fitness goals is something that I really like being a part of.” If you want to look further in type in the hashtag “CosplayFitness” and follow the fun. It is not only great to discover more Aussie cosplayers but also really great motivation.

Lutomski has his eyes set on his next cosplay project “I put a poll up on my Instagram account with several different options” Lutomski said. “Star Lord, Geralt from The Witcher games and He Man” are the options listed to vote on. While I’ve been advised that if he ever played Geralt he would break so many hearts all around the world, the fans voted and the next Cosplay is He Man. “It was a massive vote and such a great turn around and the next cosplay for me is He Man. I’ve given myself at least 12 months to get the physique for it. The costume is

less of a problem as there isn’t much of it! .”

Lutomski said. Make sure you stay glued to his Instagram accounts for updates on this over the next year.

We did have to ask the obvious question with Thor Ragnarok and Hemsworth cutting off all his hair if Lutomski plans on following suit “Not at this stage, I am working on a quality short hair wig for some other cosplays in mind.” While this obviously allures to HeMan we are excited to see if there is anything else in store Cosplay wise in the future. Marvel have such a huge impact on pop culture in recent years and we had to ask out of all the characters what his favourite was “It’s going to sound cliché but it is Thor, I love the Norse mythology and particularly the latest film Ragnarok definitely gave the character more depth.”

Each Cosplayer has a different way in interacting with fans and being swamped for photos and selfies at conventions can be quite a trying thing. We asked Andrew what his preferred approach method and ettiquette is “I’m always happy to take a photo, particularly if it’s a selfie and as I’m mostly in character I like to grab the camera and say ‘A Thor selfie is better’ and take a snap.” If you want to have an awesome selfie and say hi to Thor Of Oz, you will likely catch him at Supanova in both the Melbourne and Gold Coast this year.

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Words by Jay Cook

So rare is a story built not only of an original

never even question let alone act on. However idea albeit based on the memory of an actual event, when Mildred burns down the police station or but Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri kicks some teenagers in the groin, you can’t help is that of true craftsmanship. This film captures but feel just maybe her actions are justified. something real and something felt; it is human in ways a film can only hope. It’s story telling at it’s Director Martin McDonagh manages to navigate this dramatic story with a dark humour that best. compliments each other. This is a skill so few Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh (In are able to make-work on the screen. Helped no Bruges, Seven Psychopaths) is a story of heartache doubt with the stellar performances of Frances and loss of a child. After a year of having buried McDormand and Sam Rockwell. The script from her daughter, Mildred still has no answers and the McDonagh is clever, it delivers some creative Police seem to have given up. So taking matters lines and a whole lot of cross stories each adding into her own hands she purchases the lease of that little bit to the next story line. McDonagh’s three billboards on the backstreets near her home humour shines through bringing a dark humour to send a message to the Police. Quicker than to the scenes ever so subtly. With that brings a the Police responded to the murder and rape of level of humanity or normality that is relatable Mildred’s daughter, the Police jump to action to without taking away from the subject matter. have the billboards taken down.

Mildred faces some backlash and confrontation surrounding the billboards and the possible motivation behind the suicide of a police officer.

But the least expecting person to help Mildred changes his ways and comes to her aid.

You go on a journey with Mildred and question what you would do in a situation like hers. So few in the world would ever know what it is to feel the pain of having to bury their own child. On top of that, be left for a much younger lover. It’s these things that connect you with Mildred. But she then goes many steps too far in bringing her daughter justice, steps that any law-abiding citizen would

Frances McDormand (Fargo, Almost Famous, Moonrise Kingdom) who plays Mildred seems to play this character with ease. Compared to her usual characters, her quirk and wit is dumbed down and all her emotion is internalised. Despite talking to a deer and her slippers as if they could understand her is a one off in her otherwise internalised performance. These particular scenes with the deer and her slippers are a small glimpse into her thoughts lost in a Mother vs The World battle. She captures a single mother with teenagers trying her hardest while maintaining some sort of life. While her actions are hard to connect with, her character as a whole feels like someone you already know.

Alongside McDormand is Sam Rockwell as Dixon (Seven Psycopaths, The Way Way Back, Iron Man 2). Rockwell plays a hopeless Police Officer who dreams of becoming a Detective. He is hot blooded and has some father issues but in the end has a big heart.

Rockwell dumbs down the character but has the most arc of the entire cast. He battles with himself, his family and his job to decide what is best and what is and was wrong. His usual quick wit and sarcastic humour isn’t lost and breezes through the scenes making his the most memorable.

Based around a horrific event there is a town full of quirk and wonder that is almost just out of the reach of possibility. But it’s these traits that make this film watchable. It’s clever; the script doesn’t pretend to assume anything.

It plays out all the scenarios and lets it talk for itself as it flows from one story to the next. It’s a simple idea that manages to tell this story that is larger than itself.

Overall there are three amazing elements that make this work so well. Not only does Writer and Director Martin McDonagh have the ability to transform an idea from paper to the screen; a talent that is a once in a lifetime find. Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell were born for these roles and deliver stellar performances. They seem to understand not only what it is they are performing, but exactly whom these people they are portraying.

Teen Wolf’s Dylan O’Brien overcomes serious injury to rejoin costars Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Kaya Scodelario for an impressive closer to the second best YA franchise this decade.

Words by Alaisdair Leith

a strong connection with them and this franchise.

It is particularly noteable as this is the end of the series (or is it?? #nospoilers) that reflection on these characters, why we love them and our hopes for them moving forward is addressed several times during this movie. The balance between story, character reflection and action is extremely well balanced and is a credit to director Wes Ball.

The talented young cast do a phenomenal job and are part and parcel as to why this whole series has worked and continued to flow on so well. There are flecks of humour injected in the last half of the is the final installment in the Maze Runner series film that provided a lot of laugh out loud moments and after on set accidents, the collapse of similar when things were looking really bleak and getting a dystopian YA series like 5th Wave, Divergent and bit too serious. The humour was subtle and nothing Hunger Games, it was unclear if there would ever too splap-stick which works so well in a film like be a finale for this much loved series. Fortunately this trying to convey the “end of the world-zombie” though after a lengthy delay, it seems that the wait scenario. was worth it , with the finale delivering an explosive and exciting conclusion for a series that didn’t wear The film was shot in South Africa and the jaw droppingly beautiful scenery and sets are a sight to out its welcome. behold. I was constantly dazzled by how Australian This movie completely took me by surprise, it a tree looked and the magnificent sea-scape has been three long years since The Scorch Trials that was too beautiful to be green screen effects. and after an on set accident with the leading actor The contrast between this and the walled out Dylan O’Brien I was very surprised that the film abandoned city plays well on screen with the dark was completed. Not bothering to rewatch the last and dingy tunnels contributing to the apocalyptic two films before leaping into the finale (something Mad Max feel.

Maze Runner : The Death Cure

that proved to be a mistake later on when I realised my plus one hadn’t seen either films!) the film gives no love to those who have not seen the previous ones jumping right into the action in Death Cure gives no room to breathe. Jumping straight into a train rescue where Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) , Frypan (Dexter Daren) have teamed up with outlaws Jorge (Giancarlo Esposito), Brenda (Rosa Salazar) and Vince (Barry Pepper) to free captured friend Minho (Ki Hong Lee). It is a daring and heart pounding sequence with a little hint of confusion as you are reminded of who these characters are and why they are doing this.

The rescue is a bit of a bust and Thomas and Newt must brave their way through the zombie ridden wastelands to WCKD headquarters and rescue Minho. The first two films were a continuous chase sequence barrelling forward from one scene to the next, this film takes a bit of step back and in between the action lets us have a look into these characters and helps appreciate why we have such

One of my favourite things about the movie is the big climactic action scene at the end, there are hundreds of outsiders stampeding the city throwing molotov cocktails and explosions, while it would have been the trope to have a few scenes focusing on this and dragging it out, Ball decides to focus in on the small escape being undertaken

by Thomas and crew with the explosions and action placed in the background. It is actually quite beautiful to watch and a surprise for a series like this to be brave and take this route.

Overall this film delivers a surprisingly good time, the performances, action scenes and story are so wonderfully woven together that they work perfectly with each other and help solidify the end of the series with a satisfying ending that will please fans of the series. It is a shame that we had to wait so long to see this but it would appear that the time taken allowed for the film to be tweaked to near perfection and Death Cure delivers the surprisingly great January movie of 2018.

Margot Robbie continues her meteoric rise.

Words by Jay Cook

This film has all the promise of something amazing that is worthy of all its nominations for the 2018 awards season. But aside from the stellar performance from Allison Janney, I, Tonya misses the mark and gets lost in itself leaving you wondering where it all went wrong.

her abusive mother, her abusive husband, her questionable background and the obvious bullying from the competitive figure skating community.

It is this particular method of story telling that is actually I, Tonya’s shortfall. The film goes in and out of the story and interviews and every now and then Tonya looks into the camera and makes a comment, usually for comedic effect. Breaking the forth wall can work in a great deal of cases with the likes of TV’s House of Cards or early Sex and the City. But with these shows the narrative is with the main character. I, Tonya already had a narrative by way of interviewing the characters to break up the chapters.

Another redeeming feature is that of the evertalented Allison Janney (The Girl on the Train, The Way Way Back, The DUFF) who plays Harding’s Mother, LaVona Golden. Everything about Janney’s performance is spot on. Her heartless yet heart filled performance is frighteningly realistic compared to the real life LaVona who is shown in the films end credits.

There are some redeeming features of the film such as the soundtrack filled with 90s hits. It works so well with the time period of the film, but it also adapts Starring the ever talented Australian Margot Robbie itself to the emotion and events of the scene. as the troubled world famous American Figure Skater Tonya Harding. The film journey’s through The Music Supervisor of I, Tonya is Susan Jacobs who Harding’s upbringing and rise to stardom before isn’t a name you would know of however you will her world comes crashing down when her abusive most likely know of her work. With the likes of TV husband intervenes and hires a hit man to eliminate shows like Big Little Lies and Wormwood and on the Harding’s friend and competition. big screen Jacob’s proves she is the master of a killer soundtrack. Split, Joy, The Visit, Wild, Foxcatcher, I, Tonya is set up like a documentary where each of the American Hustle and the list goes on. characters sits down in front of a camera and answers questions. The film then breaks up the chapters by In an interview with Entertainment Weekly Jacobs showing a dramatisation of the information just explains how difficult it was to get artists on board talked about. All this is based on interviews with because Harding and her story are still to this day Tonya Harding and husband Jeff Gillooly, which at something people don’t want to associate with. the start of the film notes it is “based on irony-free, Needless to say, Jacob’s manages to curate an exquisite totally contradictory” interviews. soundtrack worthy of any Spotify playlist.

But it isn’t just Robbie that breaks the fourth wall, the actor who plays Harding’s husband, Stan Sebastian, does this as well. But what makes this particular case worse is he doesn’t do it until the very end of the film, which begs the question why it was done at all.

Margo Robbie leads the way with her portrayal of Tonya Harding. And while for the most part her big hair, big teeth and big redneck personality dominates the screen, her performance isn’t as big and a little washed out. That is until one of her final scenes where she is in the courtroom hearing the final verdict from the events that put her there. Robbie manages to pull all the emotion that hadn’t been seen yet into these final minutes and gave one hell of a performance.

It was a moment where you stop and realise how amazing Robbie’s range is as an actress.

A further example where the actor looks into the camera to deliver a line is Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. However, while this particular delivery is sporadic it’s done for comedic effect and works well. I, Tonya doesn’t hold true to being a comedy and as such tries Overall this film is a bit lost on itself and doesn’t quite to clutch at a style that seems to be an after thought deliver to all its hype. It’s fun and a bit of a switch off in its production. film, but don’t expect anything amazing aside from Allison Janney. Where this film fails is in the way The confusion of the style I, Tonya is going for tends the story is told, but it makes up for this confusing to separates any connection to the film. While the meander through different genres and styles to come character of Harding is almost comedic in itself, out in the end giving a heart felt look at the life of one the film plays more to the dramatic side of things; of the most famous names of the 90s.

Hugh Jackman’s passion project produces a memorable new musical. Words by MC Dunn.

Come one, come all….’

master P.T Barnum, was a passion project for Hugh Jackman for many years and has The Greatest Showman is a whirlwind of colour received some criticism for the re-writing of and song and choreography so beautifully history and its use of artistic license. captured on film you can almost feel the lights and the glitter in the air. It’s joyful and electric. Fair criticisms quite possibly, but has any of It’s the circus come to the screen in all its glory, these critics ever seen and enjoyed a musical. with none of the melodrama that accompanies The recipe for most is quite simple. Act One: watching Water for Elephants. With songs by everything’s good, Act Two: everything goes Broadway songwriting duo Benj Pasek and to hell (or in the case of Les Mis: everyone Justin Paul, previously of La La Land, the film dies, except for that one bloke). The Greatest has already been nominated for three Golden Showman, while not so dramatic as all that, doesn’t deviate from the formula and to those Globe Awards. who argue for brutal truth over a bit of glitz and Hugh Jackman leads this vehicle, though glam, both certainly have their place but let us other A-list names include Zac Efron and have a fun circus movie just this once. Let it be Zendaya, with Keala Settle stealing the show joyful. Let it be grand and mesmerising and with a voice that could call the banners of war, maybe a little false. It’s enjoyable all the same. and indeed ‘This is Me’ does feel like a beatridden battle song when it’s pounding through the speakers and the cast are marching down a street in 19th century America, costumed and defiant and proud.

So if you want a summer show, if in Hugh you trust as I do, if you want an album to jam to in the car for the rest of forever, if you want to go the circus, then ‘ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve been waiting for.’

A film like this, which to clarify is a biopic musical about the life of circus and showbiz The Greatest Showman is my pick for you.

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Del Toro earns awards acclaim in new oddball piece.

Words by Alaisdair Leith.

I’m not going to sugar coat it:

I am a Del Toro fanboy, always

The two connect with hard boiled eggs and sign language. They both grow together and form a beautiful friendship although Strickland (Michael Shannon) is trying his best to have the creature destroyed along with this superior General Hoyt (Nick Searcy). Elisa hatches a plan with the help of Giles and Zelda after finding out that the creature is going to be killed. After they break it out the relationship between Elisa and the creature blossoms into an unlikely romance. As their relationship blooms the chase led by Strickland to find the creature and destroy it while Elisa is trying to plan the right time to set the creature free and still be together.

The Shape Of Water follows the story of Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins) a mute woman who works as a night janitor for the Occam Aerospace Research Center set during the cold war. She has two close friends, next door neighbour Giles (Richard Jenkins) a commercial artist gay man who educates Elisa on musicals and her work friend Zelda (Octavia Spencer) all fit into her life and provide her with an existence and routine that plays out well on screen. All of this changes when a creature is brought into the facility and through sign language Elisa and the creature start communicating.

Visually this film is stunning, from the dark and moody production and sets to the gorgeously detailed creature it is clear that Del Toro’s vision was carried out perfectly. The creature does resemble somewhat Abe Sapian from the Hellboy films and is a definite mix of this character and The Creature From The Black Lagoon. Having the creature as using sign language as its only form of communication is a genius idea and helps the elements of the film work together. There also needs to be a special mention to the use of water and water effects in the film, they are incredible and blend with the production perfectly.

have been, always will be. His ability to recreate an authentic feel of old school monster movies while bringing something completely fresh to each project he works on is commendable. Every frame, every detail is so maticulously thought out and this shows through the quality of everything he touches. One of his best original projects Pan’s Labyrinth is still to this day one of the best masterpieces ever made, until now...The Shape Of Water has received such high praise from both critics and audiences alike it was difficult to understand just how it could get be better than Labyrinth. Then there are the Hellboy movies, in particular Hellboy II : The Golden Army which is The premise is odd, and it is worth noting that the still one of the best comic book movies ever made. story asks you to take leaps and bounds with the How could Del Toro possibly ever top this? audiences suspension of disbelief. Fortunately in Del Toro’s hands this works wonders, there is not While the movie enjoyed a wide release in the one moment in this film that didn’t come across U.S.A and UK, for some odd reason 20th Century as authentic and believable despite the premise.

Fox gave it a small release in Australia meaning I This is an achievement in itself, the story does had to head to a small indie cinema to see it. While move quite quickly in some parts and then lingers this felt a little annoying, the fact that this cinema in others when required. There is also a great allowed and encouraged the sale and consumption addressing of homosexual life in the cold war era of alcohol with no minors allowed may have just and is a great reflection of how far society has found me a brand new cinema to frequent. come.

The actors involved in this film are flawless. All of the performances are outstanding and this is reflected in the plethora of award nominations they all have. The only one who is left out is Shannon who definitely deserves a nod for creating a chilling and terrifying villain that could easily have been played for a trope but instead was the perfect performance to add levity to what could have been just a substandard performance. Hawkins is the perfect lead in this film and while faces stiff competition from Three Billboards at the awards, Hawkins manages to capture the essence of this woman in this situation splendidly. Jenkins provides a lot of the comic relief in this film while also able to stay relateable to gay men today. Spencer has a great presence and commands the screen in every scene

she is in and is a great showcase for friendships among women in this film.

The Shape Of Water is a truly masterful tale.

It oozes old world charm and combines with brilliant story telling to craft a film that transcends spectacle into an important story that deserves to be celebrated. The cinematography is dark and brooding appropriately for the cold war setting and this compliments the amazing special effects that blend both water and light to some jaw dropping scenes to be remembered. Del Toro delivers the masterpiece of his career (so far) surpassing all his previous films. The Shape Of Water is showing in limited release across Australia and is the first film of 2018 to get a full 5 stars.

Steven Spielberg unites two titans for a timely tale of power and the press.

Steven Spielberg unites two titans of acting for a timely piece about power and the press.

Words by Jay Cook

The Post starring the ever-talented Meryl Streep and Steven Spielberg’s favourite Tom Hanks delves into the story of the Vietnam War and freedom of the press. It’s the early days of whistleblowing when governments would intervene and newspapers were the lifeblood of news and information It’s not a new story, it’s not a story that hasn’t already been told, but Spielberg tells the story the only way he knows how. He makes it simple, entertaining classic and one that will be shown in classrooms for years to come. The Post is by no means a cinematic feat, it uses all the traditional conventions of film making to tell a story of corrupt governments. Take away Streep and Hanks and the film would flop as they are the driving forces. 1971 and the all mighty newspaper The New York times has released findings on the Pentagon’s controversial decisions surrounding the Vietnam War. The reason they were still at war is because for the most part they didn’t want to look like they were backing down.

Jaws, the Indiana Jones series, ET, Schindler’s List.It’s fair to say he is winding down as the last handful of movies including Lincoln from 2012, Bridge of Spies from 2015 and The BFG from 2016 haven’t measured up to his previous work. His latest, The Post is another film with similar tempo to the work he has produced in the last decade with nothing more than a story well told. Meryl Streep leads the cast as the Owner of the Washing Times, Kay Graham.

She has been forced into the role and hasn’t worked for any part of her life. That is until her husband dies and she starts running the family newspaper. She has some big decisions to make about where the paper will go and who she is as a person.Streep gives a wonderful performance bringing her character to the screen. Her natural ability to move around a scene as if there were not a camera in front of her is remarkable.

She captures the vulnerability of Graham and shows her transformation from small time newspaper to making the big decisions which no doubt got the paper to where it is today.

The Government has sanctioned the New York Times and word makes its way to Editor of the Washington Post, Ben Bradlee played by Hanks. In an attempt to cash in on the Times not being able to publish about the Pentagon papers Bradlee sets his team to find the papers.

With luck, the Washington Post come into possession and so starts the decision to publish resulting in possibly killing the paper and send the staff involved to jail or not publish and continue as a small player in a big newspaper game.

Hanks gives another outstanding performance as Editor of the Washington Post, Ben Bradlee.

He’s ruthless, honest and knows exactly what he wants. With a very understanding and encouraging wife Bradlee manages to stick to his guns and know exactly what to say and when to make sure they make these big decisions, publish the pentagon papers, which ultimately puts them on top. Hanks really jumps into this character, the hair, the smoking the way he carries himself. He fills the shoes naturally and seems to know his character like it was himself and he delivers his lines and mannerisms effortlessly.

The last blockbuster Steven Spielberg put out was back in 1993 with a little film called Jurassic Park. It was revolutionary and nothing like it had ever been seen nor attempted. Since then Spielberg has managed to put out at least one great film, Saving Private Ryan in 1998.

But while his careers has been a strong and steady one he hasn’t stepped out of his comfort zone with the notable mentions of Memoirs of a Geisha, The Adventure of Tin Tin, Catch me if you can. His career however did start strong,

Overall the film is what can only be described as a “standard Spielberg”. It’s not boring, it’s not poorly made and it’s far from a bad film.

What it is, is nothing special. There’s no huge twists, no breathtaking cinematography and nothing that will make you stop and think, once you have left the cinema. It’s a good story line, it’s good cinema, something you can enjoy and without having to think.

Gary Oldman is the latest actor to play the iconic Winston Churchill.

Words by Brittany Treadwell

When I think of Gary Oldman, he is completely synonymous with the fantasy genre. Sirius Black and Dracula are roles that I have known and loved him in so the thought of Gary Oldman stepping into a fat suit and taking up cigars for the role of Winston Churchill in the Darkest Hour left me with sincere concern. I needn’t have worried because once again, Oldman’s utter brilliance shines through in what is sure to be a winner in the coming awards season.

The Darkest Hour is a record of the political climate in Britain during WWII, moments before France’s surrender to Germany and the evacuation of Dunkirk. It details the pivotal moments in which recently elected Prime Minister Winston Churchill must decide for Great Britain and its extended empire, whether peace negotiations or fighting against the impending power of Germany is the way to end the second world war. This is not a movie aimed at looking at warfare on the Western Front – That is your ears aren’t subjugated to numerous bombings and your brain is rattled with the vibrations of artillery fire – It is about the political front, where another war entirely is being waged. The drama of Churchill’s inner party disintegrating with a lack of faith in Churchill, layered with the impending countdown towards the surrender of France and Belgium make for unforgettable viewing for any person interested in the history behind WW2.

based plot-line that is symptomatic of Nolan’s directorial and film style, Wright’s “Darkest Hour” offers a smarter, more stylish and more cinematographically beautiful, undertaking. It is clear then, that despite the comparisons drawn by many, that “Darkest Hour” should be viewed outside of “Dunkirk” since at its core the only similarity is that the word “Dunkirk” appears in both films.

Finally, I think it is important to mention Darkest Hour’s use of real footage and voice recordings throughout the film. This touch of realism in multiple areas throughout the film will be a good surprise to those who are familiar with the intricate details of WW2. Footage of Adolf Hitler planning his attacks on Europe as he advances towards Great Britain, and even an intimate conversation between Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt are interwoven throughout the movie simultaneously jumping out as different and completely fitting in. It is these minute details which create the whole verisimilitude of the Darkest Hour. These conversations, the date clicking down to the surrender of France that immerse the audience in a realism that I have not experienced in any other wartime film.

It is therefore, completely justified in its 5-star rating. A film which takes its audience behind the scenes of World War 2 and delivering powerful performances from all its players deserves every There is a lot of comparison between Christopher star and every accolade it receives. If you are Nolan’s “Dunkirk” and Joe Wright’s Darkest looking for an intensive biograph of Churchill’s Hour. This seems only natural, since the subject life in his early days as Prime Minister then I matters of both films are almost one in the same, recommend Darkest Hour wholeheartedly as however these are two completely different films. its storyline is completely enveloping and allWhere “Dunkirk” will offer another explosion powerful.

magazine staples for recycling, the four find a strange gaming console that soon sucks them into the wild world of Jumanji!

The story is easy to follow and allows for some twists on old clichés. However, unlike Zathura, this Jumanji is a sequel to the Robin Williams film. The writers have done extremely well to tie the films together with the Although under a different title, Zathura from 2005 classic board game and threatening drums, and the was ambitious enough to take the terrifying jungle board game itself is revealed to be a very interesting game and twist it with space. But the film didn’t come object. After discussions with like-minded nerds, we close to making the same splash as the ’95 Jumanji. agreed it could almost be a Pandora’s Box. So, the question is, has The Rock found that special something to succeed where Zathura failed?

The cast work remarkably well together, and I have never enjoyed a performance from Jack Black more.

2017 Jumanji begins with four teens, Spencer, Fridge, He plays the avatar of the popular school girl, Bethany, Bethany, and Martha, being given detention. While and he is the prime source of humour throughout the completing the monotonous task of removing film.

I don’t know about you, but when I grew up Jumanji was one of those video tapes my brothers and I loved.

Monkeys, crazy quicksand, and the beautiful Robin Williams. It’s hard to make a film that could be its equal, and the recent Jumanji film hasn’t been the first to try.

One of the Rock’s riskier romps.

Words by Brittany Howarth Karen Gillan’s character Martha, aka Ruby Roundhouse, is given a lot of ridiculously cool fighting scenes, surpassed only by The Rock.

Unfortunately, there is one scene I was initially disappointed with when she was made to distract some guards. However, this just becomes the foundation for a brilliant reveal and a beautiful ‘Yes Queen!’ from Jack Black.

to control typically ‘evil’ creatures. He pales in comparison to the Van Pelt hunter from the ’95 Jumanji and creates the biggest disappointment from the film.

A lot of computer imagery was used for this film, and although creating vastly different athletics to the original, this look wasn’t out of place. It certainly helped separate the two films so that although the The dynamic between Kevin Hart and The Rock 2017 Jumanji is a sequel, it could easily be a film by was fantastic in this film, and even better than their itself. work from Central Intelligence. They were almost in a Freaky Friday situation, and seeing Kevin Hart And that’s what I enjoyed most about this film. It trying to beat up The Rock will always be funny. paid homage to the original film while also giving itself creative license to be something different. It Unfortunately, the villain Van Pelt fell dramatically certainly dropped the more terrifying elements short of the main cast’s high standard. He was from the original, and that allowed this film to be nothing beyond a villain in black with the ability really good entertainment for the whole family.

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THAT CAMEO IN THEIR OWN FILMS Article by Jay Cook Directing a film might seem like a great honour for some, but then there are those who feel the need to be on the screen as well as behind it. You have some Directors who are also the star of their films with the likes of George Clooney in Leatherheads or Ben Affleck in The Town. But what I’m talking about are those Directors make a small Cameo in their films. Some of which if you blink at the wrong time, you’ll be sure to miss them.

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First is the suspense master, Sir Alfred Hitchcock who started his career in the late 1920s. Hitchcock managed to not only be the first Director of a “talkie” in Britain, Blackmail in 1929; he also shaped the thriller genre.

His career spanned over six decades and some of his films are ranked as the best of the 20th Century with the likes of The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes.

He is on record as wanting to cameo by playing a deaf mute on the sidewalk that is slapped. Despite some backlash Hitchcock went on to cameo anyway, just not as the deaf mute. He went on to cameo in 39 of his 52 films and as people would enjoy spotting him, he had to cameo earlier his films so as not to take away from the movie itself.

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Second, M Night Shyamalan who’s career skyrocketed with the release of The Sixth Sense starring Bruce Willis and Toni Collette in 1999. Shyamalan was tipped to be the next Hitchcock with his suspense thrillers with major twists. But he just couldn’t recreate the magic of The Sixth Sense for any of his other films in the decade following. Recently he managed to bring back some of his mastery to the big screen with Split, but still didn’t quite hit the mark.

He can be seen in nearly all of his films, Dr Hill in The Sixth Sense, the guard at the desk in the Village and more recently you can see him as the tech savvy neighbour of Dr Karen Fletcher in Split starring James McAvoy.

You can find Tarantino hidden away in Kill Bill as he’s a masked ninja. Other times you’ll find him front and centre with a terrible Australian accent in Django Unchained or Mr Brown with his potty mouth in Reservoir Dogs.

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Third, Quentin Tarantino who’s only got 21 Directing Credits under his belt, one of which is an episode of ER. With cult classics like Pulp Fiction from 1994, Tarantino really took his career to the next level with the Kill Bill trilogy in the early 2000s. Recently his films such as The Hateful Eight and Django Unchained haven’t pulled the crowd’s they once did. As such Tarantino has hinted his next film may be his last.

Fourth is Peter Jackson, the New Zealand icon who brought J. R. R. Tolkien trilogy Lord of the Rings (LOTR) to life in one or rather three spectacular tales.

While he is most famous for his epic tales in both the LOTR and more recently with the Hobbit, you’d be excused if you didn’t really know anything else he did. But he managed to squeeze out a couple of other films along the way with the likes of The Lovely Bones in 2009 and King Kong in 2005.

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With so much hype around LOTR and the Hobbit, Jackson has a familiar face, so spotting him in the two trilogies isn’t too hard.

Playing different characters in each of the LOTR films he plays a young Hobbit listening to a story in the Fellowship of the Ring, a spear-throwing soldier in The Two Towers and walking on deck in The Return of the King.

Fifth is the master of fright, Wes Craven, a name you may not know should you be born anytime after the mid 90s. Craven brought the Scream franchise to life giving “teen scream” all the hype for any teenager in the 90s. But more famously Craven was the mastermind behind A Nightmare On Elm Street and Freddy Krueger.

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Craven manages to build and maintain a career solely on scaring people. That is except for the 1999 film Music Of The Heart. His dedication to the horror genre gave him the title of “Master of Horror”.

Most famously is Craven’s cameo as the Janitor in Scream. But what makes this an obvious cameo is he’s dressed in Freddy Krueger’s iconic clothing. He also popped up in a number of other films and TV show’s that weren’t his own.

Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow unite to battle Nazis!

Article by Jay Cook

Novastream was on the blue carpet for the world premiere of Romper Stomper, the new series continuing the 1992 story that catapulted Russel Crowe to a household name.

A small minority tucked away in Melbourne has been brought to life through the fantastic Australian production, Romper Stomper. The story isn’t too far from the truth as fascist and anti-fascist groups dotted across Melbourne fight to take control of the city. The timely content is an intricate dance between the two groups, which at times is hard to believe and digest. However as confronting as it is, hopefully it opens a genuine discussion and not encourage the opposite. Romper Stomper is easily one of Australia’s greatest productions to come to the online streaming world showcasing the amazing talent this country has to offer.

Romper Stomper is now available to stream on Stan but Novastream were lucky to get the chance to meet the Cast and Crew as they hit the “blue carpet” in style at the premiere in Melbourne.

The episodes are of a quality you wouldn’t expect from an Australian production. The opening sequence is stylised and sleek resembling that of a James Bond or The Night Manager intro. From the score to the cinematography there is nothing left to just sit unnoticed. Every detail and every emotion is catered for becoming this sensory exploration as the viewer delves into a world of otherwise confronting and for most a contrasting set of views and values.

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stands to challenge what you know about fascism in a very confronting way.

Director and Writer Before the screening the audience was treated with Geoffrey Wright (who also directed the original an introduction from Jacqueline McKenzie who film) said they were trying to think of the most plays Gabe both in the original movie and the new far-fetched ideas for the series, but they all kept Stan series. She expressed her excitement for the coming true. series explaining it as a dance as the camera moves around telling the stories of each of the characters.

“Dragging these characters out of the McKenzie praised the young performers of the series, which reminded her of what it was like darkness and more into the light and filming the original. It was this memory that depicting them in stories makes them triggered McKenzie to become emotional and less intimidating, less mysterious and shed a tear as she remembered those who worked something that’s not easy to deal with. But on the original film that have sadly passed away. you can begin to formulate a plan to deal Struggling to talk she encouraged the audience to with people like this”, said Wright. enjoy and be challenged by it.

While the show revolves around hatred, fear and politics, underlying these obvious and strong themes is love, friendship, loyalty and selfdiscovery. There is a wonderful though complicated love story between two prominent characters, Kane played by Toby Wallace and Zoe, played by Sophie Lowe that is very real. So much so you would think the passion between them was as real off screen as it was on screen. There is also a wonderful relationship between Wallace’s character and his younger foster sister. This relationship is also just as complicated and convoluted as the other.

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Leading the outstanding performances is Lachy Hulme who you’ll know from the television series Offspring.

Hulme plays Blake, a business owner, husband to Zoe and leader of the far-right group Patriot Blue.

“He’s the type of guy that would throw the tennis ball back over the fence. And if you lived next door to him you wouldn’t know what was going on inside his dark cowardly heart,” explains Hulme.

“It was really confronting for me. I thought it was just another role I can just do it, feel it and drop it at the end of the day. But it didn’t feel like that. It stuck with me a little bit and it took a second to be like ah okay let it go, stop thinking about it too much. You’re being completely horrible but it isn’t you let go come down,” Lowe explains.

Hulme’s performance is unnervingly natural in his delivery and manages to capture what can only seem the mental state of someone rather unsettled.

His grasp of how the world works is mixed and he has managed to hold onto his position of power by keeping certain individuals around him to encourage Director Geoffrey Wright said researching the his behaviour. characters wasn’t hard which actress Nicole Chamoun, who plays Laila agrees with.

“I didn’t try to get inside this guys head space”, Hulme expressed. ”There’s been a lot “I didn’t have to delve to deep to research of talk how I like to stay in character, I the topics of the character. She exists like to stay in character of fun characters. they exist now,” Chamoun said.

He’s not a fun character” His wife is Zoe played by Sophie Lowe, gives one of the most compelling performances of the series. She is shrouded in secrecy and manages to maintain calm and collected despite the questionable behaviour and views of everyone around her. Though it seems her views and beliefs are the same as that of her husband, there seems to be more under the surface.

Laila’s character is a confident strong willed Muslim who gets caught in a race riot in Melbourne. She manages to handle what must have been a confronting character to play. In one scene she is verbally bullied by a television News Presenter and despite all attempts to be rational and help create an understanding, she is left wide-eyed and speechless.

The original Romper Stomper movie released in 1992 was well received. Not only shooting Russell Crowe into stardom it also gained a strong cult following.

Hailed for Director Geoffrey Wright’s exceptional vision both with the script and the final product; the movie managed to come under the spotlight for some other questionable reasons.

The six part Stan series will no doubt stir up similar emotions, though evidently and thankfully not as brutal. Now streaming, this is a series that you can’t afford to miss. It will shock and surprise you and help you appreciate what minority groups are subject to.

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In a town rampant with gang violence and racial hate, a Principal is forced to be the hero he once was to save his daughters. But in fighting back, has he only opened a Pandora’s Box of more violence?

Black Lightning is the latest superhero television series to be released on the CW and Netflix. The first episode aired on January 16th, and I cannot wait for the next 12 episodes.

Titled ‘The Resurrection’, the first episode creates a solid platform for the series to leap from. The start almost lulls the viewer into a false sense of security as it builds the story around the titular character Jefferson Peirce, and his daughters Anissa and Jennifer. They are each quickly and thoroughly written within minutes, and it isn’t long before the audience is slapped with the brutal reality of the characters’ town.

And the viewer is certainly hit hard with this realisation. From Arrow to Legends of Tomorrow, these CW shows haven’t successfully investigated the crime of gangs as much as Black Lightning has within one episode. The writers have cleverly left specific story details for the viewer to find, investigate, and be shocked by. This can be seen as the audience is left to wonder what terrors Anissa and Jennifer will face after being kidnapped.

The creators have successfully made a superhero show that could potentially hold both the CW audience and the Defenders audience due to this mature content and dire consequences. Black Lightning has, in this near superhero oversaturated environment, created something fresh and extremely enticing. Within the first episode, the writers have achieved an incredible rapport with the characters with the promise of multiple story arcs.

A lot of this must also be accredited to the actors.

There is a sense that when these actors are together they have already been working this show for years. This is especially seen with the chemistry between Jefferson (Cress Williams) and Lynn Pierce (Christine Adams), and the family dynamic with the daughters Anissa (Nafessa Williams) and Jennifer (China Anne McClain).

Although the lightning effect emitted from the show’s hero is what’s expected from a CW Hero show, the texting graphics from characters’ phones felt to be lacking. Texting graphics has come to be

a great tool to reveal messages to the audience, but the graphics in this episode didn’t mix well with the series aesthetics. It is a small negative and, to be honest, one that is surely going to change and grow with the show.

Black Lighting has started its season with a thunderous bang. It has a solid cast with phenomenal chemistry, and the promise of a well thought out story arc. Most surprisingly of all is its potential to hold both CW and Defenders audiences. With such a winning opening episode, it is extremely exciting to see how this show will grow.

Matt dives into Dodge Roll’s hit game on the Switch

Very few games have made me swear as much as Enter the Gungeon has. Even fewer have given me the opportunity to use the word ‘gungeon’. It’s a weird, wacky and punishingly difficult game that I could not stop playing, even though I wanted to time and time again.

Every time I died, I’d just hit that quick restart button and I’d be straight back into it, onwards again to certain death.

Already out on PC, Xbox One and PS4, Enter the Gungeon has just been released on the Nintendo Switch and the console’s portability coupled with Gungeon’s shoot, die and repeat gameplay loop makes it a natural fit for Nintendo’s console.

A bullet hell shooter with rogue-like elements, Enter the Gungeon sees you choosing from four character classes and entering a procedurally generated dungeon (or gungeon, if you prefer), looking for the ultimate weapon – a gun that can destroy the past. The gungeon takes the form of a series of rooms, each filled with an assortment of baddies that you must clear out before you can move onto the next one. Doing this involves elaborate and often intense shoot-outs as the screen fills with bullets coming from all directions and you run around like a maniac, tipping over tables for cover or diving behind walls looking for time to reload. You have a limited number of hearts representing your life and once you lose these (and you will) you’re all the way back to the start of the first level no matter how many floors or bosses you’ve cleared.

Words By Matt Russell

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One gripe with the that shoot other guns thatI did fire have bullets game was that sometimes the power simultaneously. One gripe I did haveups withwere more of a hindrance than a helpthe compared the game was that sometimes power with the basic gun but that’s part of the game’s ups were more of a hindrance than a help humorous The boss encounters a comparednature. with the basic gun but that’sare part particular highlight, with each floor randomly of the game’s humorous nature. The boss cycling in a few so that you’re never encounters arebosses a particular highlight, with exactly sure which one you’re going to get. each floor randomly cycling in a few bosses These bosses take theexactly game’ssure bullet hell one so that you’re never which concept to an over the top level and while their you’re going to get. These bosses take the patterns are generally simple game’s bullet hell concept toto anread, over they the flood the screen with so many projectiles so top level and while their patterns are quickly, that the pressure theflood player generally simple to read, on they theto make a mistake is continually escalating. screen with so many projectiles so quickly, that the pressure on the player to make a The perma-death is where frustration with mistake is continually escalating.

Enter the Gungeon can set in. It’s core gameplay is undeniably solid and fun but The perma-death is where frustration with there’s a tug of war between punishment Enter the Gungeon can set in.

It’s core and reward thatiscan sometimes lean a little too far gameplay undeniably solid and fun but inthere’s the punishment direction. a roller a tug of war betweenThere’s punishment coaster of emotions involved moment and reward that can sometimes lean ato little moment, the enormous sense ofThere’s too far inwith the punishment direction. satisfaction you get from finally beating a a roller coaster of emotions involved particular boss followed bythe disappointment as moment to moment, with enormous you blunder into a wave of gunfire and die in sense of satisfaction you get from finally the first room of the next It’s aby game of Enter the Gungeon isn’t a game for everybody, beating a particular bossfloor. followed highs and lows.

To Gungeon’s credit, disappointment as you blunder into the a wave but it’s definitely worth giving a shot. If you’re deaths never feel unfair. you all a fan of the bullet-hell genre, then it’s an of gunfire and die in theThe firstgame roomgives of the the necessary to survive next floor. It’stools a game of highsand andthere’s lows. To essential purchase, especially on the Switch always a sense thatthe if you could just get Gungeon’s credit, deaths never feela little where the console’s portability and the game’s bit better with your timing, to unfair.

The game gives youyou’re all thebound necessary quick bursts of gameplay make it a natural fit. last a little bit longer. tools to survive and there’s always a sense Even if you’re not a shooter fan, there’s that if you could just get a little bit better enough here to keep you entertained for hours with your timing, you’re bound to last a on end. I personally have never really been a little bit longer. fan of the bullet hell genre but Gungeon won me over to the point where I grudgingly came to love it. It’s a very fun, occasionally frustrating piece of dungeon diving that never gets boring.

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Have we reached remaster saturation point? This is the question I asked myself when I sat down to start playing Shadow Of The Colossus, the latest remaster from Sony/Bluepoint studios reviving the 2005 PS2 classic with a fresh coat of paint. I never experienced the original but have heard endless praise about how great it is.

The premise of the game remains the same, a young boy is trying to save a dead girl from a cursed fate, he finds a mysterious being who has the power to bring her back.

In return the boy must kill the lands Colossi, all 16 of them to be exact. This is also added with the Colossi themselves, having them not feeling intimidating at all or even worthy of being slain leaves that lingering thought of “Is what I’m doing right?” and that is what scared me the most throughout this journey. It sounds quite simple and it is, yet the detail and graphics are where this game shines. The controls and camera are a different kettle of fish and feel lacklustre and laggy at the best of times which unfortunately is to the detriment of the game.

I enjoy a challenge, games that have different controls usually spark my interest because it forces me to learn something new rather than the usual X for jump, R2 for shoot combo that most games default on. Colossus takes this one step too far and requires clunky controls like two buttons to perform a dodge roll is a little antiquated. Combining this with the overuse of Papyrus font (a definite sin!) and annoyingly hard to control camera, the gameplay just doesn’t cut it for a 2018 game.

What does stand out for this game are the jaw dropping visuals, the graphics are so gorgeous and distracting I found myself just wanting to ride around the land over and over, attempting to head off into the distances and explore new areas similar to Breath Of The Wild.

This is also reflected in the Colossi as well, they are gorgeously detailed and gargantuan proportions really emit a sense of magic and wonder that other games just can’t deliver. Scale is also a huge (pardon the pun) element of this game. The mere contrast between the main character and the creatures is a great part of what makes this game incredible.

Having the creatures blending into and emerging from the rock wall and scenery is a beauty to behold, they feel natural and like they belong in this world. Similarly the detail and effects of water and light look incredible on a 4K TV with the PS4 Pro in both cinematic and performance mode. I reviewed the majority of this game on the PS4 Slim and found it to be one of the best looking games on the standard PS4 model I have ever played. If you need any further proof head to our Facebook page and check out the image gallery for screen captures and prepare your jaw to drop.

The environment has this fantastical old world feel to it, it reminded me a lot of an 80’s Jim Henson like The Dark Crystal, even with similarly eerie music to add to the effect. The whole feel and design of this world has been so well and thoroughly thought out and detailed it is worth the price of admission based on that alone.

A variety of different modes have been added to the game with an Easy, which the original game didn’t have as well as a photo mode that is calling my name after this review is done. Hard mode also returns and we found a few collectibles around the world that we aren’t sure what they are for/contribute to but if I find out I will be sure to update this review. There are also time trials to complete that provide you with some upgrades like stronger weapons, different coloured versions of your horse Agro and a parachute that assists with exploration. It should be noted that these are not necessary to complete the game, but they do help and make the game a little easier to complete.

Shadow Of The Colossus is a classic and this remaster cements itself as to why this remains one of the best games ever made. The emotional story that shows true consequences for actions mixed with a sweeping score and jaw dropping cinematics and graphics combine to deliver one of the best experiences I have ever had on the PS4. Control and camera annoyances aside, the story and graphics are what is to be marveled at here and worth every cent.

Novastream were provided with a free review copy of Shadow Of The Colossus from Playstation and was reviewed on the PS4 slim.

Shadow Of The Colossus releases 07/02.

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