BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
The Juice is loose and Tim Burton is back on form in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, an energetic sequel that overcomes rushed plotting with an...
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FILM REVIEWS
- Jul 20
THE IRON CLAW
A fascinating Greek tragedy that is elevated by excellent performances, The Iron Claw keeps you gripped for over two hours in a...
- May 1
CHALLENGERS
An engrossing, sexy tale, directed with flair and boasting a trio of sublime performances: Challengers has it all, which makes the film’s...
- Mar 24
DREAM SCENARIO
Unlike most other films that dream up an out-there premise, Dream Scenario cleverly follows through on its timely themes and brooding...
- Feb 28
DUNE, PART TWO
The epic, visually resplendent Dune, Part Two builds on part one’s grand themes and rewards you with a richly layered tale about...
- Dec 27, 2023
THE HOLDOVERS
Alexander Payne fashions a curmudgeon, elegiac Christmas in The Holdovers yet he infuses the movie with such humour, warmth and indelible...
- Dec 10, 2023
WONKA
A confection as saccharine sweet and indulgent as new musical prequel Wonka won’t be to everyone’s taste but I found it to be an ideal...
- Nov 20, 2023
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Goofy but inventive, silly but made with great cinematic flair: Little Shop of Horrors is a wonderfully enjoyable musical that overcomes...
- Sep 17, 2023
EL CONDE
Pablo Larraín’s neat parable about Augusto Pinochet, excels in visual storytelling, gloomy atmosphere and wry humour but thematically the...
- Sep 10, 2023
LOVE LIFE
Despite the fact the movie has its fair share of high-concept drama Love Life excels in subtle emotions, beautifully observed characters...
- Sep 4, 2023
TALK TO ME
Despite a reliance on metaphors that are neither groundbreaking nor original Aussie horror flick Talk to Me is engaging, intriguing and,...
- Aug 31, 2023
PETER PAN & WENDY
This charming J.M. Barrie adaptation is a cut above most of Disney’s live-action remakes thanks to impeccable casting, old-school...
- Aug 20, 2023
THE MONKEY KING
The spryly animated and stupendously entertaining The Monkey King deftly mixes classic Chinese folklore with modern storytelling and...
- Jul 29, 2023
OPPENHEIMER
Despite all the ambition and formidable filmmaking on display in Oppenheimer, director Christopher Nolan never gets a complete grip on...
- May 21, 2023
TETRIS
It’s hard to believe that everything that happens in Tetris more or less occurred, which hinders the film to some extent but doesn’t make...
- May 16, 2023
STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE
Still: a Michael J. Fox Movie doesn’t just coast by on the winning personality of its subject: the documentary finds an excellent balance...
- May 14, 2023
THE QUIET GIRL
Unassuming yet potent, small-scale yet with an enormous heart: this Irish gem takes a simple story but enriches it with characters you'll...
- Apr 10, 2023
INU-OH
The gorgeously animated Inu-Oh evokes a seventies rock opera and somehow successfully marries that to the traditional art of Japanese...
- Mar 15, 2023
FRIEDKIN UNCUT
Visually Friedkin Uncut is just a simple collection of talking heads and clips from William Friedkin’s films yet the director’s glorious...
- Feb 11, 2023
RAMS
Rams’ third act generously reward you with a touching finale that neatly ties together all the important thematical and emotional strands...
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