Jacqui Frank – Google

Absolutely phenomenal. The Guilty is a film stripped down to the bare basics, no doubt in part due to social distancing requirements for film sets, but completely exceeded my expectations. 95% of the film you're in a room with Joe Baylor, listening to a horror story unfold through his headset after taking a 911 call, solely relying on your ears to pick up clues. The story made my gut wrench. Gyllenhaal's acting is outstanding!

Dull. Considering that this is a film, not a documentary, I would've expected a lot more from the screenwriters and cast who had a truly terrifying story to work from. The plot showed all cards right from the get-go, and there was no mystery left to thrill or capture attention. It was the most basic of cop-hunts-killer-hunting-victim stories with nothing original to its name. Snoozefest in my opinion.

Same enjoyable game, but frustrating maintenance required and much less value for your dollar compared to earlier generations of The Sims. Given a thumbs down, as there is no 2.5/5 rating option. The Sims 4 has its plus points: even more realistic gameplay, and great character and build customization, and more skills. The "Get To Work" expansion pack gets a special mention. HOWEVER, the negatives of the Sims 4 are piling up the longer I play. - Firstly, you need to access the game through Origin. There are constant updates required for the game - I mean, CONSTANT. This is frustrating and kills my enthusiasm for the game. - The neighbourhoods are significantly smaller, and do not allow you to place new empty lots. - Expansion packs are $50 AUD each, and really fall short of their earlier renditions in The Sims 2, for almost double the price. This seems like EA's ploy to milk out every dollar possible from its users. - Unlike The Sims 2: Apartment Life, the Sims 4: City Living does not allow you to build new apartment blocks. You are forced to use existing apartment block builds, confined by the existing boundaries. Overall disappointed with how this series has rolled out, and how much you end up having to spend.

A cute, light-hearted new take on a classic fairytale, but I found it monotonous and mish-mashed in its efforts to be diverse and current. So I didn't really feel anything but mild amusement and confusion. I wish they'd created original music rather than stitching together a random playlist of songs from different genres and eras that very loosely fit the scene. It didn't flow together. There was no real moment of pathos where you feel empathy for Ella, or anyone. The story just... skimmed the surface. Light hearted everything. No real sense of time or location was ever established. It's a mish-mash of the classic setting with contemporary characters. Nothing fit together properly. Even the royal family had both American accents and British accents. I enjoyed the vocals, and some sprinkles of humour that made me laugh. I didn't finish the film to the end, though. Just got too bored. Maybe my expectations were just too high.

This book was an engaging, interesting, thrilling read up until the beginning of the end. I was genuinely held in suspense very well throughout, with some shocking twists and agonising drip-feed of answers to many mysteries raised early on. Unfortunately for me the suspense deflated very abruptly as the author tried to tie up the loose ends. The ending lacked the same creativity and originality that the story showed earlier on. Hopefully A.J Finn's later works are an improvement upon it.

"Verity" gripped me and refused to let go until I was a walking anxiety attack. Absolutely captivating from page one. Brilliant storytelling - I read it in one day as I simply couldn't stop thinking about the story. I found myself wishing the ending played out differently, even if just in the way it was written and unravelled. But all in all this was a brilliant read and did what it set out to do - completely mess me up.