Oliver Johnston

Oliver is originally from New Zealand and certainly doesn’t roll his eyes when people make Hobbit jokes after being informed of this fact. He studied journalism in Australia, and parlayed that into writing about films. He watches an alarming amount of Netflix.

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  Movie

  A Different Man

  ★★★★★

  The A24 logo at the start of director Aaron Schimberg’s film is a promising sign....

  Oliver Johnston 30th September 2024
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  My Favourite Cake

  ★★★★★

  First impressions matter, although in cinema the last impression is undeniably crucial. How...

  Oliver Johnston 9th September 2024
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  Spaceman

  ★★★★★

  Adam Sandler is quite selective with his dramatic efforts, and he generally chooses rather well...

  Oliver Johnston 1st March 2024
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  Berlinale

  Henry Fonda for President

  ★★★★★

  No, the American actor Henry Fonda never ventured from the red...

  Oliver Johnston 28th February 2024
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  Berlinale

  “I decided to treat myself as someone else – creating the distance between me as a daughter and me as a filmmaker”: Costanza Quatriglio on The Secret Drawer at Berlinale 2024
  Oliver Johnston 28th February 2024
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  Berlinale

  “Cinema produces subjectivity – it’s not homogenised”: Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias on Pepe at Berlinale 2024
  Oliver Johnston 28th February 2024
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  Berlinale

  Spaceman: Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Paul Dano and Johan Renck at the Berlinale 2024 press conference
  Oliver Johnston 28th February 2024
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  Cinema & Tv

  “My main concern is the story I’m telling – not the place where it takes place”: Abderrahmane Sissako on Black Tea at Berlinale 2024
  Oliver Johnston 28th February 2024
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  Berlinale

  The Secret Drawer

  ★★★★★

  When a documentary filmmaker turns their camera on themself or their own...

  Oliver Johnston 28th February 2024
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  Berlinale

  “I was really fascinated by Fonda as a teenager”: Alexander Horwath on Henry Fonda for President at Berlinale 2024
  Oliver Johnston 28th February 2024