Reviews

The Imitation Game
The life and works of Alan Turing furnish a handsome but old-fashioned biopic, one heavy on emotion but light on…

Penguins of Madagascar
This silly animated spin-off does what what a hijinks-heavy, hyperactive feature-length cartoon should.

The Water Diviner
Variance in perspective is tempered by neatness in construction in Russell Crowe's first directorial effort.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Favouring spectacle and special effects once more, Peter Jackson brings his journey through Middle Earth to an unsatisfying end.

St. Vincent
Bill Murray drives the show and saves the day in this well-worn, feel-good, odd-couple comedy of acceptance.

Coming Home
The reunion of director Zhang Yimou and actress Gong Li is just one of many in elegant but melodramatic historical…

Paddington
Making the leap to the big screen, the beloved bear gets the sweet and whimsical rendering the character deserves.

The Owners
A surreal telling of life and land in Kazakhstan, steeped in both tragedy and comedy.

Horrible Bosses 2
Déjà vu is the planned name of the game in this sequel that once again coasts upon the likeability and…

Melbourne
Familiar in form but effective in impact, Iranian drama Melbourne dreams big but stays small in its domestic drama.