Review
Thunderbolts* puts Marvel back on track – thanks to Florence Pugh
The actor finds a remarkable amount of nuance in her character, a Soviet super-soldier turned CIA assassin.
- Jake Wilson
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- ★★★★
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This light-hearted, rhythmic tear-jerker from New Zealand is a gem
Tina tells the story of a Polynesian teacher in an elite private school who challenges the status quo when she establishes a school choir
- Sandra Hall
- ★★★½
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Confused by this movie? That’s the idea
It’s hard to tell whether An Unfinished Film is fiction or a documentary.
- Jake Wilson
A tiny budget and a whole lot of interruptions? If anything, they made this documentary better
Dale Frank was once considered one of art’s “bad boys”. A new documentary offers an intimate look behind the scenes.
- Sandra Hall
Masterly chaos as Steve Coogan stars in stage reboot of Dr Strangelove
Armando Iannucci’s timely West End adaptation of the Stanley Kubrick classic can now be seen in cinemas.
- Sandra Hall
10 iconic movies that are finally available to stream in Australia
It’s notoriously difficult to find old Hollywood movies on streaming services, but the introduction of Max has unlocked a treasure trove of classics to explore.
- Craig Mathieson
Search for trans niece a life-changing journey through Istanbul’s streets
Sweden-based Georgian director Levan Akin drew on a true story for his second film about characters stigmatised because of their identity.
- Sandra Hall
Action, intrigue, line-dancing – The Accountant 2 has it all
In a sequel to the 2016 film, Ben Affleck’s autistic savant accountant is once again called upon to perform complex mathematical calculations and dish out extreme violence.
- Jake Wilson
Drop: As suspenseful as anything I’ve experienced in a cinema for ages
Meghann Fahy plays a woman having the worst night of her life as a series of mysterious threatening phone messages wrecks a first date.
- Jake Wilson
- ★★★
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Historic bluesfest or semi-comic bloodfest? Sinners is both
Marvel director Ryan Coogler goes Southern Gothic in this tale of identical twins and an Irish vampire with a taste for the blues.
- Sandra Hall
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