Film Review - The Royal Hotel
Backpackers Jessica Henwick and Julia Garner are menaced in a remote Australian mining community in Kitty Green's suspenseful thriller
Normally, I’m dismissive of the “inspired by real events” claim in films, as it seems meaningless. As opposed to uninspired by unreal events? Kitty Green’s The Royal Hotel doesn’t feature such a caption, but it is allegedly inspired by real events. For once, I believe this, as the palpable hellscape with male violence…
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