reviews
Glenn Close is excellent in the so-so Hillbilly Elegy
Glenn Close and Amy Adams bung on some scabs in Hillbilly Elegy, a toothless Netflix drama that lacks an edge and a heartbeat.
13 Nov
Luke Buckmaster
Luke Buckmaster is the editor of Flicks.com.au. In addition to writing for Flicks, he is film critic for Guardian Australia and author of Miller and Max: George Miller and the Making of a Film Legend.
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David Fincher’s Mank is beautiful but struggles to come to life
A homage to old school Hollywood and a kind of high art fan fiction…
10 Nov
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Subsequent Moviefilm review: Can Borat still shock us?
The ghastliness of Cohen’s pantomime serves a higher purpose: to illuminate the prejudices of everyday Americans, from frat boys to conservative Christians and cowboy hat wearing rednecks.
01 Nov
reviews
The protest movement is on trial in Aaron Sorkin’s energetic courtroom drama
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is hugely relevant 50-plus years after the events depicted.
19 Oct
reviews
Totally Under Control is a damning investigation into America’s mishandling of the coronavirus
If you haven’t guessed by now: this ain’t a happy story.
13 Oct
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Little Fires Everywhere is a well-produced drama that smoulders rather than burns
Reese Witherspoon gives another expert portrayal of an uptight fusspot.
22 May
features
Your guide to Bloodride, Netflix’s totally bingeable new anthology horror series
Here’s your one-stop-show guide to this very snappy show – and its very weird host.
18 Mar
features
The 20 most significant motion pictures of the decade
It was a crazy decade for film, TV, virtual reality, augmented reality and social media.
30 Dec
features
Cats, Sonic, Star Wars and the wild new era of the ‘never finished’ film
Welcome to a new and very weird era of films, where nothing is ever finished.
23 Dec
features
The weirdest thing about Cats isn’t the costume design or special effects
The strangest thing about this badly botched adaptation isn’t what you expect.
19 Dec
features
Fight Club 20 years on: how does its politics stand up?
A lot has changed in the world since Tyler Durden burst upon the scene.
11 Dec
features
Knives Out and the everlasting appeal of the whodunit genre
Here’s what makes the critically acclaimed box office hit Knives Out so much fun
04 Dec
features
Watching Too Old to Die Young is like swimming through stylish sewerage
We come to terms with one hell of a show.
12 Jul
features
Steven Spielberg’s dumb crusade against Netflix is an insult to filmmaking
We expected better from you, Spielbergo.
04 Mar
features
Robert Rodriguez’s 18 minute VR film The Limit is a wild and visceral ride
The latest action film from director Robert Rodriguez will not be coming to a cinema near you.
05 Dec
features
On its 30th birthday, John Carpenter’s cult classic They Live is more relevant and compelling than ever
It’s time to revisit John Carpenter’s prophecy of a world clogged by signals and stimulus.
22 Nov
reviews
Joel Edgerton’s gay conversion drama Boy Erased does more than preach to the converted
Edgerton depicts Christian characters in ways that cannot be dismissed as mere caricature.
07 Nov
features
A cinematic analysis of Red Dead Redemption 2, the blockbuster game deeply connected to film history
The western was baked into the very foundation of the moving image.
05 Nov
features
Is Bad Times at the El Royale the strangest Hollywood movie of the year?
There’s much to like about Bad Times at the El Royale and much that rankles.
15 Oct
features
Understanding The Dude: revisiting The Big Lebowski’s gloriously kooky characters
Twenty years after The Big Lebowski first arrived in cinemas, critic Luke Buckmaster revisits this inimitable comedy to see what makes it tick.
02 Oct
features
The best films of 2018 so far
Now that we’re half way through the year, it’s a good a time to take stock on the best cinema releases so far in 2018. Critic Luke Buckmaster picks his top 11 films. Game Night The first two and a half minutes of Game Night – which show Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams) […]
03 Jul
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