Reviews
Mean Girls review: new adaptation wobbles under weight of expectations
Get in, loser: we're reviewing Mean Girls (2024).
Boy Swallows Universe, Netflix review: fantasy can't find footing
The much-hyped adaptation has a lot going for it, but the strongest elements are the ones pretty much every Australian…
Priscilla by Sofia Coppola is a bold feminist take on Elvis’ dark fairytale marriage
Graceland emerges as less of a palace and more of a gilded cage in Coppola's biopic of Priscilla Presley.
Anyone But You review: a rom-com with good laughs
Not everything works but lots does in this old-fashioned, make-em-laugh but they kiss at the end comedy.
Ben Roberts-Smith Truth on Trial, Stan review: the story continues
The defamation trial between Australia's most decorated soldier and the media is at the heart of this new Stan documentary.
Paper Dolls, Paramount+ review: a musical roller-coaster ride
Five young Australian women try to make it in the music business at the turn of the century – prepare…
Exhibition review: Fairy Tales, Gallery of Modern Art
From the 'once upon a time' to the 'happy ever after' the summer exhibition at Brisbane's GOMA is a feast…
Master Gardener review: strangely sown seeds of optimism
The new film by Paul Schrader tackles racism, sexual power dynamics – and a touch of pruning.
Christmess review: one of the best Christmas films in years
This new independent Australian film is melancholy, sometimes hopeful and always engrossing.
The Boy and The Heron review: Miyazaki's masterful return to form
The Boy and The Heron is Hayao Miyazaki's most daring and vulnerable work yet, signalling a welcome return to form…