Simon Foster Pro

Festival Director, SYDNEY SCIENCE FICTION FILM FESTIVAL; Co-host, The SCREEN WATCHING Podcast; Editor, SCREEN-SPACE.

Favorite films

  • Whale Rider
  • Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
  • Scales
  • The Witches of Eastwick

All
  • Experiencer

    ★★★

  • The Devil's Candy

    ★★★★½

  • Dangerous Animals

    ★★★

  • Thug Life

    ★★★½

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Thug Life

2025

★★★½ Watched

"The narrative becomes increasingly preposterous (about the time Nepalese monks become a plot point), but the visuals are eye-popping and leading man Haasan (channeling late-career Russell Crowe, as he ages into the role) makes for a winning anti-hero..."
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Challengers

2024

★★★★½ Liked Watched

Embargoed, but can say it achieves what I’ve always thought unachievable - it makes tennis interesting. 
More later…

Godzilla × Kong: The New Empire

2024

★★★½ Watched

When Hairy Met Scaly (pretty proud of that).