Reviews
Where the Crawdads Sing is resoundingly bland
The whole film seems to be in an unseemly haste to zip through the novel’s stilted conversations and increasingly silly…
Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell review: a five-star swan song
After so many years, it’s tempting to call Mad as Hell an institution, and its demise (in its current form…
ACMI’s latest exhibition unpacks light as both phenomena and subject
ACMI's new light exhibition pushes you around – mentally – like a rag doll, wowed by a roll call of…
Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked – review
The new ABC series sees Margoyles travelling south and west through Australia with some profoundly moving moments.
Thor: Love and Thunder review – there's plenty to enjoy
Does Natalie Portman steal Chris Hemsworth's thunder in the latest outing for the Marvel superhero? It's complicated.
Mystery Road: Origin review – Jay Swan is back
The latest instalment in the franchise is set in 1999, with a younger face behind the badge – but some…
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time review
Nearly 40 years in the making, Robert B Weide's documentary offers glimpses of the Slaughterhouse Five author across the decades.
The Twelve review: Foxtel's jury drama without a body
Marta Dusseldorp, Sam Neill and Ngali Shaw star in this intriguing new Australian TV series, streaming now.
Nude Tuesday review: left-of-field comedy magic, but not enough nudity
A complicated language, translated subtitles, sexual antics, and a goat. No, it's not the SBS Midnight Movie, it's Nude Tuesday,…
Elvis by Baz Luhrmann review: it's one for the money
From humble beginnings in Memphis to the biggest musical act in the world, it’s all here in a raw onslaught…