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  • 300 (2006)
    Review preview for 300

    It feels like a two-hour descent into Mordor that makes Gladiator look gay.

    Chris · 4 out of 5
    An adaptation of the Frank Miller comic about the real life struggle of 300 Spartan soldiers to hold a pass against the full might of the Persian army.
  • 300: Rise Of An Empire (2014)
    Review preview for 300: Rise Of An Empire

    David vs Goliath: The Rematch.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Greek general Themistokles leads the charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy.
  • Australia (2008)
    Review preview for Australia

    Australia undercuts its cinematic insecurities with heart, soul and imagination.

    James Benefield · 2.5 out of 5
    Sprawling epic sees English toff and drover bond over cattle and kids.
  • The Boys (1998)
    Review preview for The Boys

    A mood of barely suppressed violence hangs in the air, like a threat of rabid wildlife.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A man gets paroled and heads home to his brothers and a house where violence rules the roost.
  • The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002)
    Intrepid animal conservationist, Steve Irwin, wrestles with crocodiles and the CIA.
  • Elvis (2022)
    Review preview for Elvis

    Where Luhrmann and Butler score are in the concert sequences in which the King truly comes alive.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    Biopic about the star and his manager.
  • Goldstone (2016)
    Review preview for Goldstone

    This is psychogeography, a place outback and beyond, where licit and illicit and moral and immoral are buried in shades of grey.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    An indigenous detective arrives in a frontier town on the hunt for a missing person.
  • Lion (2016)
    Review preview for Lion

    To its great merit, the film does not go for romanticizing or exploiting this child's life-threatening dilemma and the impossibly difficult decision-making process can be felt throughout.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    An Indian man who was adopted by an Australian couple as a boy heads off to find his real family.
  • The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003)
    Review preview for The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

    The Return Of The King is too long and slow. It has about five endings.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Final part of Peter Jackson's Middle Earth trilogy.
  • Oranges And Sunshine (2010)
    Review preview for Oranges And Sunshine

    In taking on such a huge subject, Oranges And Sunshine acquits itself well.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A social worker struggles to reunite families after discovering the (real life) scandalous deportation of British children to other Commonwealth countries, which often resulted in abuse.
  • Paper Planes (2014)
    Review preview for Paper Planes

    Every cliche that sang out of tune at the concert of dreams is here

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Boy from the Australian outishback competes in the world junior paper planes contest in Japan. Frankie should have sung a song.
  • Pirates Of The Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge (2017)
    Review preview for Pirates Of The Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge

    Visually the film excels. There are scenes that lavish the mind's eye

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Sparrow is drunk. Salazar is dead. Barbossa takes charge. The young ones are searching for the trident of Poseidon. There's a lot of water. And magic. If you wait long enough you might glimpse Keira Knightley running.
  • The Proposition (2005)
    Review preview for The Proposition

    Cave's screenplay is full of rich incidents, impossible moral choices and, most of all, complex characters, brought to grimy life by the excellent ensemble cast.

    Anton Bitel · 4.5 out of 5
    In the 1880s, an Australian outlaw is offered a pardon if he tracks down and kills his psychotic elder brother.
  • Public Enemies (2009)
    Review preview for Public Enemies

    Johnny Depp has rarely been better.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    The FBI is charged with hunting down Public Enemy No. 1: John Dillinger.
  • The Return Of The King: Extended Edition (2003)
    Review preview for The Return Of The King: Extended Edition

    Numerous small changes work together to change the character of the battle.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    Gandalf and Aragorn lead the world of men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
  • Van Helsing (2004)
    Review preview for Van Helsing

    Van Helsing doesn't pretend to be anything other than a comic book adventure, but even comic book adventures need some kind of grounding in reality.

    Tony Sullivan · 2 out of 5
    CGI overload as Dracula hunter encounters famous fictional characters and assorted beasties

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