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The Watchers is proof Ishana Night Shyamalan has her father’s talent
★★★★
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The Watchers is proof Ishana Night Shyamalan has her father’s talent

Starring Dakota Fanning, this supernatural horror shows Ishana has inherited a taste for tinkering with the unseen and incomprehensible.

  • by Sandra Hall

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Will Smith is back – and yes, Bad Boys jokes about that slap
★★
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Will Smith is back – and yes, Bad Boys jokes about that slap

The banter between the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence remains the only drawcard in Bad Boys: Ride or Die.

  • by Jake Wilson
French designer John Galliano’s ugly side on full display in documentary
★★★★
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French designer John Galliano’s ugly side on full display in documentary

Despite undergoing rehabilitation following his 2011 antisemitic rant, the French fashion designer still seems naively tone-deaf to society’s sensitivities.

  • by Sandra Hall
Big fat hairy deal: Chris Pratt’s new Garfield goes to the dogs
★½
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Big fat hairy deal: Chris Pratt’s new Garfield goes to the dogs

In this dull big-screen adaptation, the orange plus-sized house cat even addresses the psychological issues underlying his food addiction and lack of motivation.

  • by Jake Wilson
‘Brilliant’ but ‘basically repugnant’: How we reviewed the original Mad Max

‘Brilliant’ but ‘basically repugnant’: How we reviewed the original Mad Max

With the fifth instalment in the franchise hitting screens this week, we took a look at how The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald reviewed the first, now iconic, film.

  • by Kate Lahey
Chris Hemsworth steals the show in this ambitious addition to Mad Max saga
★★★★
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Chris Hemsworth steals the show in this ambitious addition to Mad Max saga

George Miller’s action sequences in Furiosa, the most expensive Australian film ever, are as exhilarating as ever.

  • by Jake Wilson
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John Krasinski and Ryan Reynolds are all schmaltz in too-cute fairytale
★★★
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John Krasinski and Ryan Reynolds are all schmaltz in too-cute fairytale

It’s filled with big-name stars and started a bidding war, but fantasy film IF leaves too many questions unanswered.

  • by Sandra Hall
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is less entertaining than a nature doco

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is less entertaining than a nature doco

This Aussie-made reboot of Planet of the Apes is not a movie to be taken too seriously.

  • by Jake Wilson
A beautiful jigsaw puzzle of a film that will ultimately move you
★★★
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A beautiful jigsaw puzzle of a film that will ultimately move you

Director Hirokazu Kore-eda takes his time unfolding this complex story.

  • by Jake Wilson
A reverse Notting Hill? How Anne Hathaway elevated the streaming rom-com

A reverse Notting Hill? How Anne Hathaway elevated the streaming rom-com

Looking for something slicker than Anyone But You, and saucier than Notting Hill? This movie is for you.

  • by Nell Geraets
Why this dystopian and bloody slapstick misses the mark

Why this dystopian and bloody slapstick misses the mark

When it comes to someone getting their limbs sliced off or their head smashed in, Bill Skarsgard’s action thriller can’t be accused of stopping halfway.

  • by Jake Wilson