BlacKkKlansman review: a dangerously funny comedy
With his racially-charged historical comedy BlacKkKlansman, veteran firebrand filmmaker Spike Lee finds himself in something resembling the political center – at least in…
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Ideal Home review: a warm-hearted ode to same-sex parenting, with a killer cast
When Ideal Home ends, it’s with a rousing series of family snapshots, all featuring same-sex parents and their offspring. Adults beam,…
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The Leisure Seeker review: a contrived exercise in heartstring-tugging
Fortunately, it’s saved by Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland.
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom review: uninspired sequel channels spirit of midnight movies
The Jurassic Park movies have always been coat hangers for special effects, ever since Steven Spielberg awed audiences with the sight of a…
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Tag review: bears all the fingerprints of too many rewrites
One can’t help but ponder some questions…
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Incredibles 2 review: the freshest and sassiest superhero blockbuster of the year
Since the release of The Incredibles in 2004, the idea of a movie examining a world where the general population has turned against…
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1% review: Australian biker movie is Sons of Anarchy on steroids
Director Stephen McCallum’s deafening debut dives into the Australian biker underworld with a roar, grabbing that glamorised Sons of Anarchy…
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Searching review: missing person thriller told entirely on computer and smartphone screens
Watching a movie told entirely from the point-of-view of computer and smartphone screens creates an odd sensation. The opening image of…
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Ocean’s Eight review: a dull film rescued by an excellent ensemble
None of the slick production present in Soderbergh’s trilogy makes it to this spin-off.
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Hereditary review: Toni Collette dazzles in horror movie masterpiece
Describing a horror movie as scary is like saying a comedy is funny: a plaudit so general and box-ticking it means almost nothing, beyond…
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Brothers’ Nest review: deeply dark Australian thriller channels the Coen brothers
Brothers’ Nest is the latest outing from the sibling pair behind the seminal Aussie comedy Kenny, Clayton and Shane Jacobson. The only…
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Mom and Dad review: Nic Cage goes bonkers in an insane horror-comedy
If the 2014 scary movie The Babadook was a metaphor about the fear of being a bad parent, the bat shit crazy horror-comedy Mom and Dad can…
