Swashbuckling adventure from the classics
The French swords and muskets adventure The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan is a lavish production from the first frame til the last. And if you enjoy it, I have some good news.
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Planets fail to align for this lacklustre sequel
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a direct sequel to its 2017 predecessor, War for the Planet of the Apes, but set three centuries afterwards. It’s a disappointing instalment in a franchise I’ve been a fan of from the beginning.
Sitcom megastar creates a cereal killer
That Jerry Seinfeld and his writing team mash-up a flake fracas and historical events is characteristic of what made Seinfeld such a cleverly funny show.
A love letter to the world we live in
The Australian documentary The Road to Patagonia is a simply told, beautifully filmed story centred on two people who believe we need to recalibrate our relationship with the natural world.
Israel PM: ‘We’ve got trouble with the neighbours again’
This film is worth watching because of its relevance to today’s tensions in the Middle East, and for Helen Mirren’s performance.
The real star of The Taste of Things isn’t Juliette Binoche
This in an Epicurean epic about loving food, loving cooking and loving doing so for someone you love. But it wasn’t to my taste.
A sharply comic look at the unravelling of Great Britain
Andrew O’Hagan’s last novel was critic Stephen Romei’s book of the year. How does the new one stack up?
Does this film do Amy Winehouse justice?
Can the English actor Marisa Abela, star of the biopic Back to Black, sing as well as the soulful, troubled English singer-songwriter? Of course not, but that’s not the point.
Spot the Australian landmarks in this Hollywood blockbuster
The Fall Guy was filmed in Sydney and it’s entertaining to see action movie hi jinx on our famous landmarks – not to mention the chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.
Proof some stories don’t need to be told in words
This movie, nominated as best animated feature at the 2024 Oscars, is also a love letter to New York City. It will bring a tear to many an eye.
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