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 ...
Reconsidering Red Sparrow: The Critical Aversion to Violence on Screen
There’s a sequence part-way through this year’s Red Sparrow (dir. Francis Lawrence) that feels designed to confound audiences: Spy-in-training Dominika ...
Crooked House Film Review
An unexpected improvement on the last Agatha Christie adaptation, Crooked House still leans on its source material like a crutch ...
Solo: A Star Wars Story Film Review
A phoned-in Star Wars entry with some memorable lead performances It’s seems odd that Solo: A Star Wars Story reportedly ...
Tully Film Review
Cody, Theron and Reitman are a filmmaking ménage à trois—Tully is their beautiful baby Back in 2007 (Australian release 2008), ...
Deadpool 2 Film Review
More wisecracks don’t hide Deadpool 2’s lack of purpose Probably the worst thing about Deadpool 2 is that it has ...
BREATH: FILM REVIEW
Breath knows its audience well It’s a difficult thing for a film critic to review a movie that hits close ...
Unsane Film Review
This prickly thriller is an unsafe bet Unsane is an unsafe bet. The ‘safe bet’ is the norm in today’s ...
Avengers: Infinity War Film Review
More showreel highlight than cinematic event While watching Wonder Woman in a packed screening, something occurred to me about modern ...
Truth or Dare Film Review
A perverse, self-aware delight Joining in with the uproarious laughter during my screening of Jeff Wadlow’s Truth or Dare, I ...
Isle of Dogs Film Review
Loads of fun—most of the time Wes Anderson is at his best when he’s warmest. Making American movies about child ...
Walking Out film Review
A meditation on father/son relationships in the wilderness There are moments of real spectacle in movies shot in the wilderness. ...
A Quiet Place Film Review
A lovingly detailed, well-acted and tense ride. ‘It’s sound!’ You’ll spot this headline on a framed newspaper clipping in director ...
The Death of Stalin Film Review
A chance to laugh at history’s biggest bullies There’s no such thing as a cheap laugh and you can’t prioritise ...
Mary Magdalene Film Review
Wasted potential What does it mean to say a film is boring? That not much happens? Not a whole lot ...
Tomb Raider Film Review
Flickers of effort offer hope for this middling franchise reboot. Even though American movie studios won the war against directors ...
12 Strong Film Review
Pays tribute to the soldiers while doing nothing for the audience. Nicolai Fulgsig’s 12 Strong turns warfare into Hollywood shootouts. ...