A tale of two cultures
Set in Papua New Guinea, Mr Pip is a movie coming from a good place, destined to take you to a bad place
New Movies
Return of hammer time
Thor’s new offering is the first of the modern Marvel Entertainment films to settle for something approaching second-best
A presidential parable from the White House
Lee Daniels uses his sugar-sweet style to show how one man overcame severe adversity to land the privileged job of a White House butler
Crisis mismanagement
Have your wits about you, and be prepared to laugh hard and often as Steve Coogan brings the great Alan Partridge to life for the first time on the big screen
There’s no business like snow business
Spanish filmmaker Pablo Berger has magically transformed the famous fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarves in his latest film Blancanieves
The second cut is not the deepest
Missed the original Machete in 2010? Then you might need to know it was actually a feature version of a fake trailer wedged inside Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s 2007 Grindhouse double-bill.
Seven reasons everyone is talking about Gravity
GRAVITY, Gravity, Gravity. Why is everybody talking about the movie Gravity? If you haven’t already seen it, here’s why it’s smashing records at the box office.
Leigh Paatsch’s weekend film guide
WITH the weekend nearly upon us, time short and choices aplenty, let Leigh Paatsch’s movie guide point you in the right direction.
Taking a turn for the diverse
WITH characteristic frankness, Australian author Tim Winton says he is “still trying to make sense of the damned book” he wrote in 2005.
Risky bet Runner pulls up lame
AFTER the Town and Argo, Ben Affleck is undoubtedly one of the finest directors splashing about in the mainstream today.
Adults act up and dumb down
GROWN UPS 2. A deer enters a house and wee-wees in the face of selected residents.
Leigh Paatsch’s guide to movies
THIS compact and comprehensive movie guide gives you an an idea of what to expect from the films now showing.
A bit hit and myth but still fun
THE first Percy Jackson movie back in 2010 was very nearly the last.
Stories of my mother, the mystery
WITH Stories We Tell, Canadian actor and filmmaker Sarah Polley serves up a unique, dynamically rendered documentary with a difference.
1D in 3D for squeaky clean doco
ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US. You think it’s tough living your life in a boy-band? Then try living your life as a boy-brand.
Planes fail to reach new heights
FANS of top-flight animation might be inclined to take a trip with Planes, thinking it’s a Pixar-powered offering sitting on the runway.
Leigh Paatsch’s guide to movies
THERE are plenty of good films in cinemas but they might not be the obvious choice. Leigh Paatsch’s movie guide will set you straight
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.
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.
Skip the movie but watch the abs
MOVIE REVIEW: It can often hurt to watch Pain & Gain. This is not an intentional irony on the part of the filmmakers.
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