While Hugh Jackman and Zach Galifianakis might seem like an unlikely double act, the pair really do click comically from the get-go in Missing Link, a modestly striking stop-motion adventure perfect for toddlers and primary school kids.
Ethan Hawke’s pitch perfect portrayal of a small town priest experiencing a crisis of faith or the best doco of 2018 about identical triplets adopted out, who accidentally find one another as adults — these are just two of your choices.
Burning is made up of unworldly, transfixing and often unforgettable stuff. The deeper you immerse yourself, the more you find yourself combing over your recall of certain scenes for a key detail you may have missed.
Whatever you do, don’t show up late to this intermittently astounding American comedy-drama. Because it is all about the opening scene when it comes to Thunder Road.
ONLY a small handful of movies have ever got film critic Leigh Paatsch’s five star rating. The new Mad Max is the latest to receive the honour. Find out why.
REVIEW: A Royal Night Out, loosely based on events in London on VE Day in 1945, starring Sarah Gadon, is a ‘ferociously fluffy light comedy’.
REVIEW: From its mesmerising opening scenes to its high-octane conclusion, Mad Max: Fury Road is nothing short of a modern masterpiece, writes Leigh Paatsch.
IT’S Mother’s Day and here we give you a complete movie guide to which film you should take your beloved mum to, including Mother’s Day-only specials.
REVIEW: Ex Machina is a searing slow-burner of a drama about technology and the point where the need to break the rules is overpowered by a desire to play God.
REVIEW: The superb rock doco Montage of Heck achieves a definitive portrait of Kurt Cobain, the man, his music, and most importantly of all, his art.
REVIEW: Pitch Perfect 2 sings the same tune as before. Unless you’re a huge fan, some bum notes may get on your nerves real fast.
REVIEW: The unlikely pairing of Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart excel in Clouds of Sils Maria, a drama about an actress coming to the end of her prime.
NATIONAL film writer Leigh Paatsch previews the summer sizzlers in the US destined to warm up our winter months at the movies — with release dates.
REVIEW: New horror movie Unfriended is set entirely on the screen of a laptop computer. Once you get that, it really gets at you.
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