No. 87 (2018) Bad Times At The El Royale October 1th.

Film No 87 (2018) Oct. 14th.  Noon  PALACE CINEMAS Raine Square,  Perth City . 

"It's a game and it all starts with a simple choice." (Prophetic words indeed from the mouth of cult leader Billy Lee).

If you liked Tarantino's The Hateful Eight; you know, the concept of a series of complicated characters meeting in one place, each revealing their back stories which finally crescendos in a climax of surprising proportions. Given this, El Royale only holds a flickering candle to Django. The opening sequence sets the scene for El Royale. We watch, in a "one take", voyeuristically, as a guy enters a motel room, removes floorboards for the purpose of concealing a satchel, from there we project 10 years on. The satchel under the floor is just one of the story strands as the place where Nevada meets California (quite literally with the red border line cutting through reception) slowly peels back the scab of what lies underneath each deeply complicated character (bar one; and that's part of the mystery). Cynthia Erivo as Darlene has some show stopping moments and not a backing instrument in sight. Be entertained by El Royale. 9GUMS.