Oh me oh my. No Other Choice sure is a weird (and very good) serial killer movie. Here's my review

"An observer from another galaxy would say that we know what’s causing climate change, but we’re not doing anything about it as a global civilisation."

My take on Nouvelle Vague: a super stylish, feel-good love letter to Jean-Luc Godard’s great film Breathless. Tres bien!

Netflix is great at pumping out documentaries that make you want to hold your nose and bemoan the state of humanity. Here's my take on the latest

In the present moment of post-truth, Trump-era America, this excellent documentary about legendary journo Seymour M. Hersh lands with alarming force. My review of Cover-Up

This biodrama about Australian tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley is well above standard, rah-rah-rah, win-at-all-costs sports fare. My review

Brooke Satchwell is the highlight of Dear Life, delivering a painfully good performance as a distraught widow. My review

Phew! This year I wrote 149 film and TV critiques - about one every two and a half days - and launched the world’s largest collection of virtual reality reviews by a single person. I'll stop writing when I'm dead. Thank you to everyone who read my work, it's greatly appreciated. Happy New Year!

From shark mayhem to porridge-making, here's the best Australian films from 2025. My annual list for the Guardian

Is it just me, or are we less impressed by movie special effects than we used to be? Here's where the real creative upheavals are happening.

The best – and worst – films out on Boxing Day in Australia this year

The new Amadeus TV series is unexpectedly excellent, with a roaring pace and sizzling performances. My review.

The new Amadeus TV series is unexpectedly excellent, with a roaring pace and sizzling performances. My review.

Best intro to a novel of all time? I love it so much it's framed and hung on my wall

Mr Bean may be retired, but Rowan Atkinson’s signature brand of chaos survives in this fun new series. My take on Netflix's Man vs Baby

Ranking Russell Crowe's best performances was no easy task. He has an amazing ability to strip difficult characters of baggage, and find what makes them human. Great oeuvre, great actor.

In the spirit of "best of" lists spurring conversation, I respond to Tarantino's picks for the top films so far this century. Black Hawk Down as #1? Really?!

Gillian Anderson's new western, the second season of Fallout, Rowan Atkinson returns and more: here's my monthly column on the biggest titles soon to arrive on streaming

Thank you Queensland XR Hub for having me as a guest speaker at their annual Extended Reality conference in Brisbane. Being part of a creative medium in its infancy is a strangely thrilling time. The highs, the lows, the progress, the setbacks - it's all part of the excitement.

In the lead-up to next year’s creature feature Primate, I celebrate Monkey Shines - an amazing, psychologically scorching evil monkey movie

Rose Byrne detonates the screen in this blistering, darkly comic character study that grips like a vise. Me on the amazing If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

A beautifully composed meditation on work, wonder, and lives that slip quietly through history’s cracks. My review of Netflix's superb drama Train Dreams

Predator: Badlands turns franchise pulp into genuine worldbuilding, giving the franchise new moral terrain and unexpected softnesss. My review

What if the end of the world felt…kind of lovely? My review of the genre-breaking new show from the creator of Breaking Bad

Netflix’s new drama dives into the messy events leading up to the assassination of U.S. President James A Garfield. With excellent performances and a cracking script, this ain’t a dry history lesson.

I revisit Keanu Reeves' most under-appreciated film: A Scanner Darkly. It's a visually unique sci-fi that makes a powerful message about the futility of the war on drugs

My review of Deeper - an entertaining and quite well-made film about a team of cave divers exploring New Zealand’s Pearse Resurgence cave system

It says something about the eternal qualities of the late and great David Gulpilil that he continues to be at the centre of remarkable stories, even after his death. My review of Journey Home, David Gulpilil

Warwick Thornton's sequel to Sweet Country has pacing issues and an emotional throughline that never quite takes hold. My review of Wolfram - a minor work from a major talent

There's never been a documentary quite like The Perfect Neighbor, which uses police bodycam footage to explore how fear and racism fuel tragedy. My review

What a weird name for a dog. But sorry for their loss.

After playing Star Wars: Beyond Victory, I’m convinced that a mixed reality racing game will one day come along and knock our socks off—but this one isn’t it

Netflix’s The Twits looks gloriously off-kilter—crooked, colourful, and cheeky. But the script swaps Roald Dahl’s delicious cruelty for something sweeter. My review

The question at the heart of this four-part series is problematically vague; no nation can be reduced to a single unifying idea. My thoughts on The Idea of Australia

Handsome cinematography and beautiful landscapes can’t revive this dreary film – and where on earth is Richard Roxburgh’s accent from? My review of the NZ zombie movie Forgive Us All

It's rare to have this many cracking action movies premiering in the same month. Here's five adrenaline-charged new releases - from fiery rescues to criminal capers and nuclear terror.

The new film from veteran director Bruce Beresford feels old-fashioned and simplistic, and while it’s told from the heart, sentiment smothers the story. My review of The Travellers

The “school of hard knocks” drama must deliver students in need of help; a more interesting question is what to do with the teachers. Me on Netflix's excellent new film Steve

Matthew McConaughey plays a school bus driver barrelling through hell-on-earth wildfire in The Lost Bus, a pulse-pounding disaster movie from director Paul Greengrass. Here's my review

Mark Wahlberg sneaks, shoots, and connives in Shane Black’s twisty new heist thriller—an action flick that thrives on flipping expectations. My review

There’s the old saying “never meet your heroes.” But what about “never piss off your heroes”? Me on the time I upset one of my favourite directors www.flicks.com.au/features/the...

Did This Is Spinal Tap accidentally give us Donald Trump? Just kidding. Kind of. Here are my thoughts on their new movie—and the tangled extension cords of pop culture

Ah yes: the opportunistic city slicker who exits the fast lane and rediscovers the important things in life. My review of new Australian film Kangaroo

Critic like me simply must grumble about the glut of sequels and spin-offs clogging up our screens. But I’ll always have time for new adventures from outback sleuth Jay Swan.

Every frame is like a painting in Kogonada’s beautiful romantic drama. But, do we really feel this work, or admire it from behind glass? My thoughts

The title "Australia 3D" brings to mind two equally terrifying possibilities. The first: a smorgasbord of stereotypical Australian images. The second: another version of a terrible Baz Luhrmann movie. Thank god this film is neither.

The great irony about this film is that its characters save the world by using the devil’s music. I put my fingers in my ears and attempt to understand its phenomenal popularity

The hollowness of AKA Charlie Sheen feels almost fitting - as if the show is conceding that in Hollywood, spectacle is its own reward. My review of Netflix's entertaining tell-all