Sandra Hall
Film critic
Sandra Hall is a film critic for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
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Life has changed for Paddington, but thankfully he’s still a very delightful bear
The third film in the popular franchise sends the Brown family to Peru in search of a missing Aunt Lucy.
- by Sandra Hall
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Summer holidays movie special: Our critics’ picks of the flicks
Already seen Wicked? Want a film that will please the family? Our reviewers have you covered from Boxing Day and beyond.
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Crazy, stupid love: Anora takes you somewhere quite unexpected
The Cannes Palme d’Or winner about a stripper and her wealthy Russian suitor features a cast so spirited that anything seems possible.
- by Sandra Hall
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Cannes award-winner breaks one of screenwriting’s biggest rules – and it works
All We Imagine As Light is a film of two halves, with loneliness and belonging at its centre.
- by Sandra Hall
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The comedy is back in the Lion King, but that doesn’t mean we needed it
The Lion King prequel has a repetitive feel about it.
- by Sandra Hall
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Pharrell Williams tells life story in Lego: genius, or blockhead move?
A star-filled cast including Snoop Dogg and Gwen Stefani is still not enough to save this hyperactive film that ultimately doesn’t do justice to its subject.
- by Sandra Hall
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Cate Blanchett’s political zombie comedy swiftly descends into chaos
Featuring a starry cast, Rumours is the kind of film where the ability to keep a straight face qualifies as consummate acting.
- by Sandra Hall
Already discovered by filmmakers, this English town is a revelation
Stamford is a town made for walking, full of lanes and alleyways opening on to the unexpected.
- by Sandra Hall
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Perfectly cast, Wicked is made bigger and better on screen
Director Jon M. Chu has taken a successfully radical approach to the beloved Broadway musical, smoothing out the kinks in the narrative.
- by Sandra Hall
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Indigenous thriller’s child-stealing spirit conjures horrors of the Stolen Generation
The Moogai is both monster and metaphor, but unfortunately, this well-intentioned film isn’t as scary as it’s trying to be.
- by Sandra Hall
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