Rendered thunderously dull, lacking in any tension or complex characterisation, this film makes it abundantly clear that Disney has no interest in making great cinema or honouring its own legacy.

This feels more like a time-travelling thriller and less like a conventional documentary. We're not so much hearing what happened in the past as seeing it happen before our eyes.

A fun, hilarious, and instantly and infinitely quotable film, making it a must-see for all ages and sexes. Debut director Olivia Wilde has proven herself to be a fantastic new voice in filmmaking.

This is an unconventional community battling conformity and demanding separation of church and state. Set aside your preconceived notions of Satanism - it's a hell of an eye-opening experience.

If you’re looking for fun date night movie or a night out with friends, ‘Stuber’ is the perfect film. It doesn’t reach comedy heights, but thanks to its leads is great fun.

May’s story as a pregnant 14-year-old bride is handled with such grace and delicacy - it’s an intoxicating, heart-wrenching experience.

Hutchence's charm and impact on people will not wane. Whether it's to hear those songs again, remember the legend, or even to learn something new, this new documentary is worth seeing.

We needed to see Spider-Man grow, but they’ve just given us much of the same. We need to know where this is going, not just watch a kid play dress-ups time and time again.

This film does not belong in cinemas nationwide; it’s even below Netflix's standards.

An engrossing, stylish and near perfect movie. Though he is often juggling a mosaic of characters, themes and social issues, Bong Joon-ho never eschews his anarchic impulses and dark humour.

A genius idea that's turned it into a generic film. Both director Danny Boyle and writer Richard Curtis have proven their creativity before, but here it's just wasted along with everything else.

The rare kind of work where politics, history, art and love collide into an almost operatic crescendo. Like the title suggests, it’s riveting viewing.

Rather than offering an even more potent ending, this ends up being an unnecessary epilogue, offering little to enrich the overall narrative of the series and never cashing in on the possibilities.

There are many, many worse films you could show you children if they like animals - it’s a harmless 90 minutes and its not like their aren’t laughs. It’s a shame the film isn’t a lot more creative.

A challenging film with all the right elements and all the wrong delivery. It has all the makings of something great: characters with intriguing arcs, mystery, love and comical old people.

David Robert Mitchell wanted to throw as many left-field camera angles, score swells, and strange attempts at humour at a wall to see what would stick. By the time the credits roll it just feels like a whole lot of treading water for no reason.

It’s just another boring blockbuster using a nostalgic property to make a quick buck without understanding what made the lighting in a bottle that was the first film work.

For the literary fans of Tolkien, this film will serve as a very exciting chapter of your fandom. Unfortunately, it won't be appealing to anyone else.

Despite the deep space setting of the film, it is an inherently human experience. It will be unpalatable for some, an instant classic for others - but the brutality and power of this film is undeniable.

The film comes and goes like an airy fable but doesn’t make as much of an impact as it wants to. Its ambition is to be commended, but as a whole is just verging on greatness.

The 2019 Revelation Perth International Film Festival is jam-packed full of Aussie exclusives, indie offerings and first-run films. Jump into our reviews below to explore the line-up.

A sometimes thoughtful meditation on growing older that will keep you entertained while reminding you that emotional life does not end or become less complicated once you reach your autumn years.

It only takes one good and original zombie film to breathe new life into the genre that refuses to die and make us believe in the walking dead once more. ‘Zoo’ is not this film.

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An incredibly enjoyable 95-minute exercise in escapism, love, and the unprecedented pleasures life can bring, with an incredibly charming performance from Matthew McConaughey.

Even at 160 minutes and with ample dialogue, it's not once tedious or dull. It’s the ‘Before Sunrise’ of dirty cop films. Genuinely thrilling, ugly, bleak, brutal and vile in the best ways possible.

An exploration of a gruelling period in Irish history, the film toys with notions of ethics in an amoral world in the first portrayal of the Great Famine on the big screen.

With the 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival just weeks away, the line-up announcement brought an exciting collection of debuts, Aussie features and thrilling documentaries. So what's on offer?

25 years after six-time Oscar winner 'Forrest Gump' first hit screens, Jess joins the battle for those who both love and loathe the film.

A riveting documentary that celebrates the bravery of the Sea Shepherd crew, but to open eyes to the urgency needed to end whaling once and for all. Prepare to leave the cinema inspired and moved.

War tales are a dime a dozen, but this is certainly a unique story. Itks hard to imagine there’ll be another like it in the future.

A powerful and hopeful look into how people cope with tragedy and, from the literal ashes, how something beautiful is created.

‘Mean Girls’ has reached the heights of pop culture impact that most teen films can only dream of. 15 years later, we delve into this high school horror show to find out why.

Not only is it by far the best science fiction film to emerge from among the multitude of Netflix Originals, but cult gem status surely beckons.

A film for people who laugh when they see somebody walk into a glass door, then laugh even harder when they notice that the person got a bloody nose. A delightful and unexpected highlight.

This film epitomises the risk that filmmakers take with adapting a long-running or ongoing manga - a vast amount of material has to be peeled back to the core essentials..

an epic recount of the Battle of Long Tan with no Hollywood exaggerations. Kriv Stenders has created a film that explores inherent Australian values, history and entertainment.

It allows the audience to watch a legend of cinema take stock of her life’s work and share some last bits of wisdom.

The booing of Adam Goodes started after he took a stand on racism. The events depicted in ‘The Final Quarter’ should be regretted deeply, both for his sake and ours.

A luxuriously paced, wittily gory zombie comedy, it’s part social commentary, part homage to cinema, and all ridiculous. You’d be dead right to want to check it out.