Guy Ritchie’s latest action comedy romp ‘Operation Fortune’ misfires
One shot: Aubrey Plaza takes aim in Guy Ritchie’s crime-comedy ‘Operation Fortune’. OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE ** (114 minutes) M In the wake of […]
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More robots-gone-wild fun in the B-grade schlocker ‘M3gan’; ‘Emily’ a fine period drama about the ‘Wuthering Heights’ author; ‘The Amazing Maurice’, a cartoon fit for adults rather than young kids
Designer friend: An advanced android befriends a grieving girl in ‘M3gan’. M3GAN *** (102 minutes) M The rich, century-old cinematic tradition of robots going rogue […]
Strong on eco-messaging but weak on story, drab Oz family film ‘Blueback’ lacks threat, a decent villain or any sense of adventure
Deep dive: Child activist Abby (Ariel Donoghue) makes friends with a fish in ‘Blueback’. BLUEBACK *½ (103 minutes) PG In Blueback we witness the life-changing […]
Notes on the News of 2022 – a concise wrap-up of the events that defined the year – the big, the small and the silly
Happier times: Amber Heard and Johnny Depp in ‘The Rum Diary’, the film where they met and fell in love. As we prepare to uncouple […]
Tom Hanks swings for an Oscar in ‘A Man Called Otto’; Steven Spielberg’s pseudo biopic ‘The Fabelmans’ is well-directed but overlong and too rambling
A man alone: Tom Hanks plays a sour old man in ‘A Man Called Otto’. A MAN CALLED OTTO *** (126 minutes) M As the […]
Whitney Houston biopic ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ sidesteps the grit to deliver a valentine for fans; social satire ‘Triangle of Sadness’ starts well, then fades half-way through
For fans: Naomi Ackie plays singer Whitney Houston in ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’. WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY *** (146 minutes M […]
The Year in Film – 30 films that told the story of 2022
Top Tom: The star power of Tom Cruise proved unstoppable in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’. As audiences flocked back to cinemas in the scientifically unsupported belief […]
Boxing Day movies: ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ is the cat’s pyjamas; ‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’ a top family treat; ‘The Lost King’, a true story about a true hero; ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, a dark comedy for grown-ups
Ready for more: The voice of Antonio Banderas returns in ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’. In times of yore Boxing Day was traditionally held […]
EXHIBITION Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse @ NGV – Showcasing one of the most creative and controversial fashion designers of the 20th century – Overview & Review
Good, not great: The Alexander McQueen exhibition @ NGV is all about the work. Fans of the influential, notorious fashion designer Alexander McQueen will no […]
It’s visually awe-inspiring, yet James Cameron’s eco-epic ‘Avatar: The Way of Water‘ is essentially a mega-sized B-grade action melodrama with an overly familiar enviro-message – just like the first one
Back again: Sam Worthington returns as Na’vi hero in ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’. AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER *** (192 minutes) M You would […]