Film Review: Bombshell (2019)
byBombshell is a film of its time. Its three A-list female leads reflect the movement against male-centric casting, its impressive make-up work demonstrates that…
Nicole Kidman
Film Review: Destroyer (2018)
byNicole Kidman has fallen into a bit of a rut of late. Australia’s golden girl, the Oscar winning heartthrob of the 2000s, has churned…
Film Review: Boy Erased (2018)
byYou’re not meant to judge a book by its cover and nor should you make assumptions about a film’s quality by the strength of…
Film Review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
byAnyone hoping for grounded realism in the work of Yorgos Lanthimos can look elsewhere. A thematic summary wouldn’t put it too far from that of…
Film review: The Beguiled (2017)
byWhat do you get if you place a horny Colin Farrell in a house full of beautiful, single women? It’s an interesting thought experiment,…
Film Review: Lion (2016)
byMany will be familiar with Saroo Brierley’s story, having previously been covered some years back by 60 Minutes. Now it gets the big screen treatment in…
Film Review: The Family Fang (2016)
byJason Bateman has had quite the career. Starting out as an actor when he was a young lad of eleven he has been working…
Film Review: Queen of the Desert (2016)
byWerner Herzog is a fascinating artist. A mad genius who for over fifty years of filmmaking has used the camera to uncover new layers of…
Film Review: The Danish Girl (2015)
bySomething smells like Oscar bait. Or maybe it’s just Tom Hooper. The Danish Girl has more than a whiff of Hooper’s usual winning formula…
Film Review: Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
bySecret in Their Eyes benefits from the superior acting ability of Julia Roberts, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Nicole Kidman in the lead roles. Billy Ray…