Netflix’s Someone Great tepidly tries to cross Broad City with Blue Valentine
“Easily the best thing about Someone Great is its cast.”
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Border is the wildest love story you’ll see this year
A Hollywood re-make seems like a rather less likely prospect.
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On the Basis of Sex proves simpler is sometimes better with RBG biopic
You won’t find anything tricksy, stylised or gritty going on here.
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A strutting, self-satisfied Jake Gyllenhaal is the best thing about Velvet Buzzsaw
The film itself, however, is a bit of a disappointment.
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Eighth Grade’s take on modern early adolescence is stunning
Gut-wrenchingly familiar and relatable to anyone who has ever been sad or awkward or a teenager.
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Strange, twisted, darkly funny—The Favourite is one of a kind
A rare period drama that goes beyond merely re-hashing a sensationalised past.
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The Girl in the Spider’s Web struggles to get going
“Whether you were wanting her or not, Lisbeth Salander is back.”
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Bad Times at the El Royale is great until it loses momentum
It’s a shame it couldn’t have been half an hour shorter.
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It’s almost remarkable how much Night School consistently misses the mark
Weirdly paced, sloppily edited and numbingly undynamic.
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The Spy Who Dumped Me review: a genuinely fun and funny watch
Rough Night and I Feel Pretty this is not.
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Netflix’s Anon review: has about as much substance as a Kanye tweet
Anon’s vision of a world without anonymity is strikingly banal.
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The Breaker Upperers review: a riotous glimpse at what the women of NZ comedy are capable of
Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami never let things go stale, praises Katie Parker.
