Expanding the Potterverse in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a fun-spirited, nimble adventure when it’s not committing some of the sins of universe-expanding.
Arrival’s Ambition is Undone by its Simplistic Screenplay
Denis Villeneuve’s optimistic sci-fi ambitions are undermined by a trite, often clichéd screenplay.
Nocturnal Animals Peels Back Layers of Fiction and Reality
It’s safe to say that Tom Ford’s Nocturnal Animals was one of my most anticipated films of 2016. It did not disappoint.
Top 10 picks of 2016 Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival
For SBS Movies, I run down the top ten films to see at the 2016 Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival.
The Light Between Oceans is Too Polite for its Own Good
Derek Cianfrance treats this maudlin melodrama with too much restraint for it to truly connect.
I, Daniel Blake (2016)
This year’s Palme d’Or winner illuminates the injustice of English welfare with slender rays of humour and humanity.
Only Yesterday (1991)
Only Yesterday teaches us that we can reshape our past, that we can relearn the optimism of youth and regain the possibilities of a time gone by.
Ouija: Origin of Evil Finds Fresh Fear in Tired Tropes
Trust Mike Flanagan (Oculus, Hush) to turn a flippin’ board game into a good horror film.
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
The bluntly-titled Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers pairs competent scares with a surprisingly robust subtext.
Blair Witch Returns to the Woods of Burkittsville
This decades-late sequel to The Blair Witch Project demonstrates director Adam Wingard’s talent behind the camera …along with his reluctance to innovate.
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