Firm hand keeps Cup biopic on right track
Director Rachel Griffiths retells the Melbourne Cup triumph of Michelle Payne with a lack of sentimentality that serves her audience well
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Dora movie is Jumanji meets Indiana Jones
Dora and the Lost City of Gold an irresistible live-action adaptation of the long-running Nickelodeon cartoon series that’s fast-paced, friendly and not afraid to send itself up.
Sly should have left Rambo in the 80s where he belongs
Sylvester Stallone was well served by the two Rocky spin-offs Creed I and II, but should have left Rambo in the 80s, where the character belonged
Taciturn Pitt reinvents the space cowboy
Brad Pitt’s spectacular space mission is more fascinated by the myster of human relationships than it is about alien life forms
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Fun-filled tribute to old-school stunts
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A great five-star film experience
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Racism’s right for the fright stuff
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What finally put me off Macca’s
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The attack that changed a nation
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Free Fire is Tarantino-lite but less pretentious
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Rules Don’t Apply is stylish but soulless
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Profound journey to transformation
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