Film Review: Beauty and the Beast

The latest live action remake to roll off the Disney conveyor belt, Bill Condon's Beauty and the Beast actually raises the bar and should put a smile on the face of even the sternest cynic.

Film Review: Life

A team of astronauts aboard the International Space Station find themselves trapped and terrorised by a mysterious extraterrestrial being.

Film Review: Planetarium

Rebecca Zlotowski’s supernatural period drama offers a wonderful respite for insomniacs.

60 Second Film Reviews #26

Quick movie reviews, without the waffle. 60 Second Film Reviews is a highly irregular feature where I compile together brief reviews of recent films I've watched at home or at the movies - and generally couldn't be arsed didn't find time to write a proper review for.

On the slate this month are two recent at home releases; Disney's 2016 remake of Pete's Dragon and hectic holiday comedy Office Christmas Party.

Film Review: The Eagle Huntress

The Eagle Huntress is a 90-minute documentary from English filmmaker Otto Bell about a 13-year-old Mongolian girl called Aisholpan who aspires to become an eagle hunter, an occupation traditionally held by only the fiercest men in her remote community.

Film Review: A Cure for Wellness

Directed by Gore Verbinski, A Cure for Wellness is a suffocatingly tense and morbid thriller that will most likely divide audiences down the middle. 

Film Review: Loving

Jeff Nichols' latest offering is a well-acted film that struggles to weave a compelling narrative from its undeniably captivating true story.

Film Review: Kong - Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island revives a cinema icon for a bombastic blast through the jungle; but is it a sweeping monster mash or a messy graveyard smash?

Film Review: Jasper Jones

A coming-of-age dramedy set against the backdrop of Australia's gorgeous South West; it could only be Jasper Jones.

Film Review: Miss Sloane

Miss Sloane is a slick underseen and under-appreciated political drama that offers Jessica Chastain a platform to really flex her acting chops.

Film Review: Before I Fall

Move over Punxsutawney Phil, it's time for a tween takeover of the time loop genre in Before I Fall.