MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
Feeling a Bit Blue
It’s Oona Chapin to the rescue in the third, too familiar entry in James Cameron’s billion dollar franchise, Avatar: Fire and Ash.
‘Past’ Imperfect
Fans: Louis Koo is going Back to the Past. Non-fans? Maybe try SpongeBob.
A Tale as Old as Time
Russell Crowe is a suitably chilling Hermann Göring in James Vanderbilt’s chillingly timely Nuremberg.
Treading Water
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants carries the series’ torch nicely – and with no stolen recipes.
More of a Duke
Animated Jesus origin story The King of Kings has a very specific market and not enough creativity to attract anyone else.
Almost Campy Enough
A bit more camp and less Sydney Sweeney being toted around like a knapsack and The Housemaid could be a kinky pleasure.
Who Needs Plot?
Sho Miyake’s quiet, spare, thoughtful Two Seasons, Two Strangers proves he’s one of Japan’s best right now.
Desu… Janai Desu-ka?
Mamoru Hosoda’s ambitious Scarlet doesn’t come close to Hamlet’s depth or storytelling grace.
Animal Crackers
This is getting repetitive. Zootopia 2 is a lot more of what made Zootopia such a chamer… but less.
Raising Something
Bi Gan’s Resurrection goes down a very, very, very deep Cannes rabbit hole.
Sex and the Single Girl
Tam Wai-ching turns a glaring spotlight on our blindspots about people with disabilities and sex in Someone Like Me.
Good Enough
Wicked: For Good may not be the surprising jolt that Wicked was, but it’s got its moments.
Watch Your back, F&F
It’s goofy AF but Now You See Me: Now You Don’t knows that and doesn’t care. Good on ya, mates.