Reviews

Film Review: The Greenhouse is cracking
This queer magical-realist drama is stylish and atmospheric, so why does it fail to impress?

Film Review: Cyrano still shines brightly
Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage offers a new take on the lovelorn hero of this enduring tragicomic romance.

Troppo review: prickly and solid TV
She's rash, he's steady-handed ... the characters' spikier edges remain intact in this impressive Australian mystery.

The Batman review: a return on a staggering scale
In this epic rendering, Robert Pattinson understands that both Bruce Wayne and the Dark Knight wear masks.

TV Review: La Brea – primeval LA in regional Victoria
Australians are well represented in the cast and crew of NBC's LA-set sci-fi mystery, shot in Docklands Studios and elsewhere…

Film Review: Blacklight and street fights in Melbourne
Liam Neeson's latest was largely filmed in Melbourne in late 2020 when Australia’s mostly Covid-free status was a big draw.

C’mon C’mon review: life isn't always black and white
Mike Mill's latest film, starring Joaquin Phoenix, is a big-hearted, if sometimes flawed, affair.

Drive My Car review: it's streets ahead
Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Oscar-nominated film is an ingenious adaptation of three unconnected short stories by Haruki Murakami.

Death on the Nile review: it lacks life
Why do some Agatha Christie adaptations steam ahead while others run aground? Maybe it depends whodunnit?

Film Review: Parallel Mothers (and hidden pasts)
Pedro Almodóvar, even at his least inspired, retains a good dose of wit, spunk and crafty flair, says Adrian Martin.