RETROSPECTIVE: Batman and Robin and the Caped Crusader’s eternal identity crisis
For its 25th anniversary, Harry Gay reflects on the tug-of-war between grit and camp that led up to the Dark Knight’s most polarising cinematic outing. On 26 June 1997 – almost 25 years ago to the day – Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin premiered in Australia.. The film, which sta
RETROSPECTIVE: 5 years on, The Mummy has aged like a rotting corpse
It failed as a reboot, as a starting point for a cinematic universe, and, of course, as a movie. Harry Gay revisits Universal Studios’ disastrous 2017 remake of The Mummy. Last month marked the 5-year anniversary of Universal Studios’ failed Mummy reboot. The Tom Cruise-led film is notorious
Retrospective: The Legacy of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man, 20 Years Later
In light of Jon Watts’ ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, which shattered box office records in December, the decade-old question re-emerged: Who is the best Spidey? Yes, it is impossible to deny the charm of Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland. However, to many fans who grew up in the 90s and early 2000s
RETROSPECTIVE: DIG! is the Explosive Rock Doc You Need to See
Last month, The Brian Jonestown Massacre released a new track, ‘The Real’, and announced they would be dropping two albums in 2022 – one in June, and one in October. With a big year ahead for the band, now is a great time to revisit the band’s 2004 documentary Dig!. The film follows the
FILM REVIEW: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore – Crab rave?
The latest installment in the critically contentious Harry Potter prequel series, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, drags on like a filler episode of a tolerable TV series. Sure, the performances from Jude Law and Mads Mikkelsen are pretty good and the creature design is interesting but i
Retrospective: A look-back on The hunger games’ 10 year legacy
Last month marked the 10th anniversary of The Hunger Games gracing our cinema screens, and its impact on young adult novels and cinema as a whole is still being felt today. Adapted from Suzanne Collins’ YA series of the same name, the film is set in a dystopian world in which society is divided in
FILM REVIEW: Morbius – you’re not you when you’re hungry
Daniel Espinosa’s Morbius is the latest installment of the cultural juggernaut that is the Jared Leto-verse. While largely disconnected from other Marvel films, Morbius does enough to prove it’s titular character is interesting, without leaving me wanting more. It’s a film full of
FILM REVIEW: The Batman – What’s in the box?
This is a Batman for 2022, it's class conscious, it stars a brooding teen turned indy film heartthrob and thankfully, the CGI isn't terrible.
‘Narcissus off duty’ Review – An ode to freedom
Directors Ricardo Calil and Renato Terra’s beautiful 2020 documentary, Narcissus, Off Duty, is a showcase of the power of visual storytelling. At just under 90 minutes, Narcissus, Off Duty is solely an interview with Brazilian composer and political activist, Caetano Veloso. Throughout his c
Film Review: Tenet
After a relentless press campaign and being delayed three times, Christopher Nolan’s new movie Tenet quickly established large-scale expectations to live up to.