Film of the week: The Fall Guy, plus ticket giveaway
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt star in a love letter to the stunt professionals of Hollywood. Shot in Sydney’s CBD, it offers little beyond impressive…
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Film review: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Chadwick Boseman’s unexpected passing sets the tone for this sequel that struggles to find how it can move past the death of its star. Ryan…
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Film review: Armageddon Time, Sissy
James Grey triumphantly returns to his childhood neighbourhood with the help of Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong. And in Australia, a small independent…
By Francisco Silva - 7 min read
Film review: The Woman King, Bros
Hollywood steps out of its comfort zone with positive results in two films: The West-African historical epic The Woman King and the first big studio gay romantic…
By Francisco Silva - 7 min read
Film review: Decision to Leave, Black Adam, and ticket giveaway
Park Chan-wook returns with a thrilling noir, while the DC cinematic universe stumbles with a fun but very flawed blockbuster
By Francisco Silva - 8 min read
Film review: Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, The Night of the 12th
Cult filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour brings a dark supernatural origin story of a superhero that doesn’t exist. And from France, a slick detective procedural made…
By Francisco Silva - 7 min read
Film review: Don’t Worry Darling, Amsterdam plus ticket giveaway
Harry Styles and Florence Pugh, in of the most talked about and divisive films of the year, go up against a comedy-drama with Christian Bale,…
By Francisco Silva - 7 min read
Film review: On The Count of Three and The Humans
Two films from first-time filmmakers explore the tragic ennui of modern America. On the Count of Three sees his director, Jerrod Carmichael, deal with mental…
By Francisco Silva - 6 min read
Film review: Bodies Bodies Bodies
A24’s new film is a post-modern whodunnit about a group of self-absorbed and privileged millennials. It may feel a bit too niche to the generation…
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Film review: The Quiet Girl
In rural 1980s Ireland, an introverted young girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family for the summer. Concealed in the simplicity of the plot…
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Film review: 3000 Years of Longing and Both Sides of the Blade
George Miller returns with an impassionate tribute to the power of story telling, while Claire Denis continues her fruitful collaboration with Juliette Binoche.
By Francisco Silva - 5 min read