Biker boys could be a bit badder
THIS blokey Aussie biker flick has all the biff, bonk and bloody bad behaviour to pack a punch, but unfortunately, 1 % only has occasional pulses of power and its potential never comes to pass.
Leigh Paatsch
What to stream right now
A SERIOUSLY demented grotty thriller, a glitzy, spritzy good time and a choice for lovers of the so-bad-it’s-good flick are among Leigh Paatsch’s picks for the best things to stream this week.
When pop stars went from microphone to movie screen
LADY Gaga shines in A Star is Born, but she’s not the only pop star who’s proven they can act. Here are five other musicians who nailed the jump from microphone to movie screen.
A Star is Born one of the great movies of 2018
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Straight Outta Compton rocks hard
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Me and Earl is unique, full of life
REVIEW: New film Me and Earl and the Dying Girl will draw comparisons with 2014 movie The Fault in Our Stars. Most will agree this is far better.
The Wolfpack unlike any other doco
REVIEW: The Wolfpack documentary shows epic homemade footage the like you have never seen before in a tale so strange only real life could compose it.
A Walk into the Woods is just so-so
REVIEW: A few scenes of A Walk in the Woods gently highlighting Robert Redford and Nick Nolte’s advancing mortality point to what this film might have been.
Edgerton’s The Gift a ripping thriller
REVIEW: One of the true disturbing delights of Joel Edgerton’s feature debut The Gift is how it can continually change your mind in the space of a scene.
Holding the Man’s an emotional wringer
REVIEW: This compelling true story of two Melbourne schoolboys who fall in love powerfully connects with the collective heart of an audience. Beautiful.
Streep rocks Ricki and the Flash
REVIEW: As Meryl Streep maintains the flow of comedy/drama Ricki and the Flash, Rick Springfield leads a strong support cast to make a lasting mark.
Comedy’s embarrassment of glitches
VETERAN filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich botches his bid to reclaim his glory days as the king of screwball comedy. Movie She’s Funny That Way simply isn’t.
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