Review: WandaVision (2021)
While the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a cultural behemoth, the more interesting stuff tends to happen off to the sides, away from the big universe-shaking titanic tussles. With the launch of Disney+, whi...
Review: The Stand (2021)
The Stand is a dull slog to Bethlehem, it's hour come round at last.
Nailbiting Misses and Crazy-Brave Driving: 10 of the Best Movie Car Chases
The thing about motion pictures is that they move. Perhaps that’s a bit obvious, but sometimes the simple things are worth noting. Film excels at capturing objects and people in motion, and we react very stron...
Review: The Mandalorian Season 2 (2020)
I was fairly disappointed in the first season of The Mandalorian, largely due to its lack of ambition and reliance on fan service. The thing is, if you’re going to go back to the well for another bucket of hel...
Review: Nomadland (2020)
Director of The Rider and the upcoming Marvel tentpole Eternals (I am baffled, too) Chloe Zhao shines a light on some of the grimmer aspects of the United States’ ongoing economic desertification with her late...
Julien Temple Talks Wrangling the Narrative of Shane MacGowan for ‘Crock of Gold’
Filmmaker Julien Temple has set himself up as the pre-eminent cinematic chronicler of post-war British counterculture. He made not one but three films about The Sex Pistols. He made the definitive documenta...
“Insane in the best way”: Tyler Johnston Talks Letterkenny
Even more wholesome Letterkenny content.
‘So fun to play’: Dylan Playfair on Being Part of Cult Comedy Letterkenny
MY one man campaign to popularise Letterkenny in Australia continues.
Review: Wonder Woman 1984
Well, it’s the ‘80s, isn’t it? Certainly the production, the costuming, and the soundtrack won’t let you forget it. And being immortal, our gal – Gal Gadot, that is – is still around. Having saved the planet f...
The TV Shows Everybody was Talking About in 2020
Look, we’ve already established that we all watched a heck of a lot of Netflix movies this year but, all things being equal, we probably watched more TV, yeah? If there was ever a time to indulge our basest bi...