Reviews

Memoir of a Snail, MIFF review: triumph of the human thumb-print
Adam Elliot's ‘Memoir of a Snail’ is gorgeously human, wonky and life-affirming.

Flathead, MIFF review: a striking portrait of working class life
Jaydon Martin's Flathead is an unvarnished portrait of life and struggle in coastal Queensland.

The Fabulous Four review: absolutely not fab
The Fabulous Four is formulaic, foot-curling and fetid – as if it's been forsaken forever in the Florida sun.

The Decameron, Netflix review: sexy, suave satire
Chaos, comedy and tragedy abound in this modern retelling of Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron.

The Boyfriend review: a new delightfully queer reality TV obsession
4 stars for The Boyfriend, Japan's first same-sex dating show which releases episodes weekly on Netflix.

The Twelve Season 2, Binge review: silky smooth
The Twelve returns with a fleshly farmhand, lawyerly lovemaking, crackling charisma and a tool for boring holes in wood ...

MaXXXine review: a killer ending to Ti West's trilogy
Mia Goth takes on 1980s Hollywood in MaXXXine, a thrilling close to Ti West's horror trilogy.

Fam Time, 7+ review: Australia's last ever sitcom?
Fam Time was announced, produced, promoted, and then buried by Seven back in 2020, but now it's here!

Fly Me To The Moon review: good clean American fun
Fly Me To The Moon invokes the power of nostalgia to deliver a crowd-pleasing romcom that you'll probably forget about…

Kinds of Kindness review: such dark delights
Disturbing and hilarious, Kinds of Kindness reuinites Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe with the Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos.