Reviews
Mother and Son, ABC review: fumbled, jumbled, inoffensive
A central problem hangs over reviving a show like Mother and Son in 2023: what audiences expect from a sitcom…
Mercy Road review – unreal thriller grinds the gears (MIFF 2023)
Neither John Curran’s screenplay nor direction can sell Luke Bracey as the next Tom Hardy in the adrenaline-dripping Mercy Road.
MIFF 2023 snapshots: week two of the Melbourne International Film Festival
It's MIFF 2023 at a glance: two-sentence reviews to help you choose what film to see next at the festival.
Event review: MIFF XR, Melbourne
Is the physical body at stake in VR?
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story Review - MIFF 2023
Director Paul Goldman aims for the impossible in summing up the life of a legend.
Red, White & Royal Blue review: paint-by-numbers queer romcom disappoints
Rival hunks Henry and Alex meet, bone, develop feelings, breakup, and experience all the typical romcom events in Prime Video's…
The Inspired Unemployed: (Impractical) Jokers review
Four twenty-something mates are on a mission to humiliate each other in the surprisingly inventive laugh-fest The Inspired Unemployed: (Impractical)…
MIFF 2023 snapshots: opening weekend
MIFF at a glance: two sentence reviews to help you choose what film to see next at the festival.
MIFF Review: Family is haunted in Joanna Hogg's The Eternal Daughter
Tilda Swinton plays dual roles in this elegiac closing chapter to The Souvenir and its sequel. These musings on memories…
Shayda is a powerful debut from Iranian-Australian writer/director Noora Niasari
Holy Spider star Zar Amir Ebrahimi and a remarkable young Selina Zahednia imbue the aching, semi-autobiographical Shayda with genuine heart.