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Sean Coates

Sean Coates

Sean is a recent film school graduate and aspiring film critic based in Melbourne, Australia. He is MovieBabble's unofficial and self-appointed Australian correspondent and you can read his musings on Australian cinema his monthly column, The Babble Down Under. Sean is also the creator/host of Another Bloody Movie Podcast.

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    Breaking Down the 2019 Melbourne Queer Film Festival

    by Sean Coates March 16, 2019
    by Sean Coates March 16, 2019

    In its 29th year, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival has become an institution as the largest queer film festival in the Southern Hemisphere. The festival continues to grow with over 120 features and shorts, panels,…

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    Alliance Française French Film Festival Mini Reviews (Part 1)

    by Sean Coates March 9, 2019
    by Sean Coates March 9, 2019

    2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the Alliance Française French Film Festival, bringing the best of contemporary French-language cinema to Australia since 1990. Screening at Palace Cinemas locations all across Australia, this year’s festival hosts…

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    Film Review – Climax (2019)

    by Sean Coates March 7, 2019
    by Sean Coates March 7, 2019

    Expectations are very interesting to examine when it comes to film. Seeing a filmmaker’s name attached to a movie often gives you an idea of what you’re in for. However, whenever you see the words…

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    Film Review – How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

    by Sean Coates February 23, 2019
    by Sean Coates February 23, 2019

    It can be very frustrating as a die-hard film fan living in Australia. Distribution in the land down under is all over place and waiting for films you desperately want to see requires a lot…

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    Film Fiasco – ‘The Greatest Showman’ (Another Bloody Movie Podcast)

    by Sean Coates February 13, 2019
    by Sean Coates February 13, 2019

    A lot of people fell in love with The Greatest Showman upon its release in 2017. It took many on an emotional rollercoaster with its pop music and charming cast, leading to an extended theatrical…

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    Film Review – Piercing (2019)

    by Sean Coates February 9, 2019
    by Sean Coates February 9, 2019

    Are you are a fan of 70s exploitation films, inept serial killer stories and incredibly tense, darkly comic erotic thrillers? Then I just might have the movie for you. The following review will be spoiler…

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    Film Review – Cold Pursuit (2019)

    by Sean Coates February 7, 2019
    by Sean Coates February 7, 2019

    10 years after the release of Taken, anytime you see Liam Neeson on a poster with a killer’s stare and the word ‘revenge’ in the tagline, you know what you’re in for: an over-the-top action…

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    Film Review – Arctic (2019)

    by Sean Coates January 30, 2019
    by Sean Coates January 30, 2019

    Two films that feature titles synonymous with large frozen masses and starring Mads Mikkelsen released just weeks apart? What are the odds? Polar and Arctic will undoubtably become the source of much confusion among audiences, despite being completely…

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    Film Fiasco – ‘The Book of Henry’ (Another Bloody Movie Podcast)

    by Sean Coates January 28, 2019
    by Sean Coates January 28, 2019

    Poor Colin Trevorrow. You really have to feel sorry for the guy. No matter what he does in future, he’ll always be remembered as either one of two things; The filmmaker that got famously fired…

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    A Brief Look at the Oscars’ Best Foreign Language Feature Shortlist

    by Sean Coates December 30, 2018
    by Sean Coates December 30, 2018

    Two weeks ago, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled the shortlists for nine categories of the Academy Awards. This included Visual Effects, Make-Up and Hairstyling, Original Song and Score, the Shorts and…

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    Film Review – The House That Jack Built (2018)

    by Sean Coates December 16, 2018
    by Sean Coates December 16, 2018

    It seems that I am now MovieBabble’s go-to guy for correspondence on very controversial motion pictures. Films that disgusted and angered critics and audiences now seem to be my specialty. After the LSD-induced, neon-drenched nightmare…

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    Film Review – Roma (2018)

    by Sean Coates November 22, 2018
    by Sean Coates November 22, 2018

    Back in 2013, both Steve McQueen and Alfonso Cuarón made two incredible films, competing against each other at the Academy Awards. McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave was an incredibly moving period piece about the greatest injustice in…

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    Film Review – Afghan Cycles (2018) – DFF

    by Sean Coates November 11, 2018
    by Sean Coates November 11, 2018

    Afghan Cycles will be playing at the Denver Film Festival from October 31st to November 11th. Head over to the DFF’s website to purchase your tickets! I have never understood the phrase that something is as ‘easy…

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    Let’s Talk About Suspiria (2018) [Another Bloody Movie Podcast]

    by Sean Coates November 8, 2018
    by Sean Coates November 8, 2018

    Luca Guadagnino’s reimagining of Dario Argento’s 70s giallo horror classic Suspiria is a film that will inevitably be the subject of numerous video essays, analyses and think pieces. It is a film that will require multiple viewings…

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    Film Fiasco: ‘Wish Upon’ – Exploring a Terrible Movie (Another Bloody Movie Podcast)

    by Sean Coates October 17, 2018
    by Sean Coates October 17, 2018

    Spoiler alert: Wish Upon sucks. Well, realistically, that’s not a spoiler because everyone knows that it’s true. The high-concept horror flick from 2017 crashed and burn in amazing fashion, becoming a fan favorite as a comedy rather than a…

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    Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Reviews – Part 3 (August 10 – 13)

    by Sean Coates September 25, 2018
    by Sean Coates September 25, 2018

    MIFF may now seem like a long time ago, but hey, I’m still writing mini-reviews for the films I saw at the festival! This is Part 3 — if you have yet to check out…

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    Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Reviews – Part 2 (August 7-9)

    by Sean Coates August 26, 2018
    by Sean Coates August 26, 2018

    This is Part 2 of my mini reviews from the Melbourne International Film Festival. If you missed Part 1, read it here. Let’s jump right in! Wajib  Palestine’s official entry for Best Foreign language feature…

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    Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Reviews – Part 1 (August 2-6)

    by Sean Coates August 15, 2018
    by Sean Coates August 15, 2018

    The 67th annual Melbourne International Film Festival is well and truly underway.  With 374 films from 80 countries screening over 18 days, this year’s festival is huge. And I’m privileged to be covering the festival…

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    2018 Sydney Film Festival Wrap-Up

    by Sean Coates July 12, 2018
    by Sean Coates July 12, 2018

    Last month, I travelled to Sydney for the 65th annual Sydney Film Festival. I had an amazing, yet exhausting time, seeing 13 films over the span of just 5 days. I plan to write full…

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    Film Review – Sicario: Day of The Soldado (2018)

    by Sean Coates July 2, 2018
    by Sean Coates July 2, 2018

    It seems these days that if you make a critically acclaimed, financially successful and Oscar nominated film, you can’t just leave it at that. You make a great, contained and singular film with no intention…

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    Film Review – Breath (2018)

    by Sean Coates June 9, 2018
    by Sean Coates June 9, 2018

    Three years after his role of Patrick Jane on the smash hit CBS series, The Mentalist, came to an end, Australian actor Simon Baker returns to the screen, both in front of and behind the camera. Baker…

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    What I’m Seeing at the 2018 Sydney Film Festival

    by Sean Coates May 21, 2018
    by Sean Coates May 21, 2018

    Next month, I will be traveling to the harbour city for the 64th annual Sydney Film Festival (June 6 -17). It will only be my second time attending a major festival and my first time…

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    Film Review – Cargo (2018)

    by Sean Coates May 14, 2018
    by Sean Coates May 14, 2018

    Back in 2013, Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling wrote and directed the post-apocalyptic drama short, Cargo. When the short became a finalist at world-renowned short film festival TropFest and was then uploaded to their Youtube channel,…

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