Bumblebee Film Review
Doesn’t try very hard to justify its existence There are two ways to look at Bumblebee. The first is as ...
Aquaman Film Review
Beyond the realm of critical consideration There are a few moments in Aquaman (dir. James Wan) that feel monumental. They ...
Mortal Engines Film Review
A valiant attempt to prove there’s still soul in blockbuster movies today Mortal Engines seems doomed to fail. A high-concept, ...
The Girl in the Spider’s Web Film Review
A taught, entertaining thriller restricted by its own super-heroic ambitions Some movies could be great, they just need a little ...
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Review
Grindelwald’s most heinous crime is its second act. The latest entry in the Harry Potter spinoff franchise has so many ...
Suspiria Film Review
Focus on the filth and forgo the faux-art. Probably the worst thing about Luca Guadanino’s Suspiria remake is how it ...
Searching Film Review
Nifty technique provides great platform for talented filmmakers Reviewers are comparing the technique used in Searching (dir. Aneesh Chaganty) to ...
Christopher Robin Film Review
Oddly sombre in tone, Christopher Robin still works more often than it doesn’t. A number of critics took issue with Christopher ...
A Simple Favour Film Review
Best served with a cocktail in the middle of the day Few movies manage that precarious balance between parody and ...
Juliet, Naked Film Review
Try as you might to resist it—it’s a winner Certain movies simply win you over. Even when you can see ...
The Nun Film Review
A movie that should’ve stayed a painting. Sitting through The Nun like a half-baked high-schooler trying to will something into existence ...
Melbourne International Film Festival 2018: Three Film Reviews
Climax When I tell people about Gaspar Noé’s films (likely often enough to constitute a social faux pas), I like ...
Mission Impossible: Fallout Film Review
This is what a perfect blockbuster looks like. Here’s the thing with Tom Cruise: watching him, it’s hard not to ...
Whitney Film Review
A comprehensive investigation into an iconic figure There’s a moment in Whitney in which, during the titular superstar singer’s rise ...
The Equalizer 2 Film Review
Nasty fun Critics have been using words like ‘sadistic’ and ‘nasty’ (RogerEbert) to lambast The Equalizer 2, labelling it a ...
Skyscraper Film Review
Too much dumb, not enough fun To explain why Skyscraper (dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber) doesn’t work, I have to resort ...
Ant Man and the Wasp Film Review
More B movie than Ant movie Ant Man and The Wasp (dir. Peyton Reed) fits into a peculiar tradition in ...
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Film Review
As fun as it is bleak and disturbing A couple of things happen when a new screenplay written by Taylor ...
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
A B-movie that falls victim to the requirements of a blockbuster The biggest question raised by Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ...
Tag Film Review
At least Hannibal Buress is funny Is it to the film’s credit if you laugh a great deal, but every ...
The Incredibles 2 Film Review
Revitalises the superhero genre, Pixar-style The Incredibles 2 opens where the last one left us 14 years ago, with the ...
Hereditary Film Review
Resist expectations and trust the filmmakers We will always need movies that mess with our expectations. Ari Aster’s Hereditary arrived ...
Ocean’s 8 Film Review
Another missed opportunity to subvert Hollywood’s problematic genre tropes Working within the confines of a Hollywood studio system must be ...
Cargo Film Review
We’re not using the ‘z’ word Cargo is packed full of ideas. Directed by Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling and ...