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Michael Keaton returns to his Mr Mom roots in this old-fashioned slice of life
In Goodrich, he plays a gallery owner who must look after his nine-year-old twins when their mother leaves to go to rehab.
- by Jake Wilson
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★★★★
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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
★★★½
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Confused? That seems to be the whole point of this movie
The plot is familiar in Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, but it comes with a subtle twist.
- by Jake Wilson
Mescal is the star of Gladiator II, but Denzel Washington steals the show
As the gladiator Lucius, Paul Mescal wisely doesn’t try to emulate Russell Crowe’s swagger in the original film.
- by Jake Wilson
★★
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The Rock’s Christmas comedy is neither naughty nor nice
As seasonal cash-grabs go, Red One is relatively benign – and it never transcends its status as a family-friendly product.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★½
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Australian comedy Audrey goes to dark, dark places in its hunt for laughs
Jackie van Beek plays a former Logie winner who pretends to be her teenage daughter in a black comedy that counts Muriel’s Wedding as a spiritual predecessor.
- by Craig Mathieson
Saturday Night Live’s origin story gets lost in the nostalgia
Director Jason Reitman’s fanfic is crammed with characters and subplots, yet it is too micromanaged to convey any real feeling of anarchy.
- by Jake Wilson
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
Tom Hardy’s final monster mash-up has well and truly lost its bite
The spirit of resignation is all over Venom: The Last Dance, which feels like a contractual obligation for everyone involved.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★½
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A Different Man is an audacious attempt to analyse the taboo
Sebastian Stan stars as an actor who undergoes a radical procedure to remove his facial tumours – with unexpected results.
- by Sandra Hall
★★★★
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Kate Winslet is a powerhouse as war photographer Lee Miller
Lee Miller had an extraordinary life, and this film more than does her justice.
- by Sandra Hall
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