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Aimee Knight

Aimee Knight

Aimee’s words appear on Junkee, Rip It Up, Lip Magazine and more. She digs gender equality, sexual diversity, multiculturalism and mental health. She froths for pop culture comment, travel writing, TV recaps and all things kawaii. After dancing on stage with Bruce Springsteen, her life’s all downhill from here. Follow her demise @aimeeknightout.

Posts by Aimee

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Review: Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road made me feel so patriotic I cried multiple times. I saw the art and soul of Ozploitation in modern Strayan cinema and it was good.

When Marnie Was There

Review: When Marnie Was There

Based on the book by Joan G. Robinson, When Marnie Was There is another fantastical tale from Japanese juggernaut Studio Ghibli.

Montage of Heck

Review: Cobain: Montage of Heck

Fearsome and visceral, this filmic Frankenstein’s monster stitches together songs, sketches, home movies and more to reanimate the mythic Kurt Cobain.

While We're Young

Review: While We’re Young

Exploring the generation gap that stretches between Gens X and Y, this cute comedy unites two couples – one in their 40s and one in their 20s – to question the idea of life’s golden years.

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Felicity Ward – The Iceberg

“Her enthusiasm is contagious”

Bill Murray in St. Vincent

Review: St. Vincent

“Is it just me, or does the holiday season extra-specially put you in the mood for Bill Murray?”

Horrible Bosses 2

Review: Horrible Bosses 2

“The Bateman-Day-Sudeikis trifecta can’t save this pointless protraction of a sequel.”

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Review: Paddington

From The Mighty Boosh director Paul King comes this holiday season’s #1 family film about xenophobia, immigration and animal cruelty: Paddington.

Nightcrawler Film 2014

Nightcrawler Review

First time director Dan Gilroy gets Jake Gyllenhaal’s slippery, slimy finest performance in Nightcrawler, a criminally dark comedy about TV’s 24-hour news cycle.

Men Women and Children Film

Men, Women & Children Review

“Men, Women & Children could be a time capsule of attitudes toward sex, love and technology at the start of the 21st Century.”