Tea with the Dames is a lovely little eavesdropping session
REVIEW: Tea with the Dames invites you to a lively afternoon tea with Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and two other legendary ladies of British stage and screen. Don’t forget to RSVP!!!
Leigh Paatsch
Star power can’t save Ocean’s 8 fizzer
A POSITIVE fuss greeted news there was to be an all-female reboot of the Ocean’s Eleven franchise. Unfortunately the end result is a markedly average movie that softly fizzles when it should intensely sparkle.
What to stream this week
WE all know the pain of aimlessly scrolling through Netflix looking for something to watch. Don’t put yourself through it. Here’s Leigh Paatsch’s weekly streaming guide.
Quirky crime caper Gringo is cool and clever
AGAINST all odds, Gringo gets away with just about everything it should not. It’s business, but not as you know it.
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Movie review: Into the Storm
A BAD case of wind makes the latest disaster movie Into the Storm well worth seeing for weather watchers – the more extreme, the better.
Movie review: Boyhood
THE coming-of-life movie? Now this is something new. The achingly accurate chronicle of a child growing up over 12 years puts the film Boyhood in a class of its own.
Joel’s Felony is worth the wait
REVIEW: Joel Edgerton’s latest film Felony is a gripping piece of storytelling that pays punishing dividends for him and its stars.
What’s on at the movies
A HANDY guide to all the films currently showing in Australian cinemas
Locke and load for a stunt hit
REVIEW: One man, one car and very little action, yet Locke is one of the year’s most successful film experiments.
Is Predestination believable?
REVIEW: In the new film Predestination, Australia’s Sarah Snook is extraordinary – but Ethan Hawke can barely summon any interest.
Firth and Stone are an odd couple
REVIEW: Woody Allen’s latest film Magic in the Moonlight stars Colin Firth who is 53. His co-star, Emma Stone is 25, and the romantic plot will keep you guessing.
Small, grotty universe lands in Australia
THE Inbetweeners 2: Defenders of all things Inbetweeners will say the derogatory manner in which women are spoken of is all of a bit of a lark. It is not.
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