Film review: The Phoenician Scheme
Wes Anderson’s 12th film is not trying to convince detractors but please his fans. The cast is the expected. The charm is the same. It…
Film review: The Wedding Banquet (Plus Sydney Film Festival giveaway)
A remake of a classic Ang Lee movie updates its theme to the demands and reality of 2025
Film review: Thunderbolts* (plus ticket giveaway)
The latest Marvel film signals what we all know – in spite of the talented people around it, the franchise lost its heart and brain…
Film review: Sinners
Ryan Coogler steps away from the shackles of franchises to deliver one of the most exciting horror blockbusters since Jordan Peele’s Get Out
Film review: Small Things Like These
Cillian Murphy and Emily Watson stand out in this very faithful adaptation of Claire Keegan’s novella.
Film review: Black Bag
Steven Soderbergh recruits Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett for a slick and fun spy thriller that is as adult and sober as it is fun…
Film review: Mickey 17, Hard Truths
Bong Joon-Ho follows Parasite with a sci-fi romp, but keeps the thematic thread. Mike Leigh signs his best film in years, and a tremendous performance…
Oscar winner review recap: Anora (plus ticket giveaway)
The independent film that could: Anora collects five Oscars as its director issues a rallying cry for theatrical releases
Film review: I’m Still Here, The Seed Of The Sacred Fig (plus ticket giveaway)
Two strong political movies from Brazil and Iran stand against the injustices of oppressive regimes.
Film review: The Last Showgirl and Bird
Pamela Anderson earns her renaissance in an uneven film that plays to her strengths, while Andrea Arnold and Barry Keoghan enter the real of fantasy…
Film review: Grand Tour
The always unique Miguel Gomes delivers haunting images in a film that examines with humour and introspection how colonialism affected South East Asia.