What to stream this weekend
WITH some questionable weather in Melbourne this week, why not curl up on the couch with a hot drink and catch up on some of the best movies on Foxtel Now, Netflix, Stan, SBS on Demand and Amazon Prime.
Leigh Paatsch
Boy Erased exposes ‘pray gay away’ conversion therapy
BOY Erased is another great leap forward for Australian actor Joel Edgerton, this time as writer-director. And he’s not scared of a tough topic, lifting the lid on the shady world of “gay conversion” therapy.
They Shall Not Grow Old a WW1 doco like never seen before
REVIEW: They Shall Not Grow Old shines a whole new colourful light on the dark days of WW1. This is a classic doco from master filmmaker Peter Jackson, writes Leigh Paatsch.
Michael Moore returns to form in new doco Fahrenheit 11/9
NEW doco Fahrenheit 11/9 might be the most relevant and urgent work of Michael Moore’s long career as he takes aim at a complacent American public who let Donald Trump through the gate.
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Rocket powered by a twin engine
MOVIE REVIEW: A tough-skinned, yet tender-hearted coming-of-age drama, The Rocket effortlessly launches itself in viewers’ affections, and remains there throughout.
Wizard of Oz’s extra dimension
MOVIE REVIEW: THE WIZARD OF OZ 3D. “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more.”
White House Down but not out
FILM OF THE WEEK: There is some magnificent trash to be treasured in White House Down.
Leigh Paatsch
Leigh Paatsch writes about movies for newspapers. He tried writing newspapers for movies, but the work was often scarce.
Leigh Paatsch’s guide to movies
NEED help deciphering the cinematic carte du jour? This comprehensive movie guide has all the information you will need.
A sad sequel that fails to kick arse
MOVIE REVIEW: What was once so rad is now just plain sad. Kick Ass 2 is everything its subversive predecessor so cleverly avoided becoming.
Little girl lost in parents’ bitter war
IF ONLY Maisie didn’t know anything in What Maisie Knew. Sometimes ignorance can indeed be bliss, writes Leigh Paatsch.
No real laughs from phony family
THERE are just enough laughs to be had from We’re the Millers to allow this sketchy, smutty comedy the benefit of the doubt, writes Leigh Paatsch.
A dystopian future up in the air
A STUNNING sci-fi action film, Elysium brings a crashing hammer down on the US summer blockbuster season.
Leigh Paatsch’s guide to movies
EVERY time you go to the movies there’s a cinematic smorgasbord from which to chose. Leigh Paatsch helps you make up your mind.
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