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A Musical? You’ve Gotta Be Joking

Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, in theatres 4 October 2024
Trailer: Warner Bros.

Now Showing

Civil War

Theatres: 12 April
Civil War 2 out of 4
“With Civil War, Alex Garland wants to make a bold statement, but it’s undermined by shoddy storytelling and generic characters.”

Monkey Man

Theatres: 5 April
Monkey Man 2.5 out of 4
“Dev Patel’s ultra-violent directorial debut is striking, but also a little derivative.”

The First Omen

Theatres: 5 April
The First Omen 2.5 out of 4
“The First Omen is a story best left untold.”

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Theatres: 29 March
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire 3.5 out of 4
“Godzilla x Kong is absolutely ridiculous. But it’s also irresistible.”

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Theatres: 22 March
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 3 out of 4
“The Ghostbusters series has found a new calling: telling stories with heart.”

A Cinematic Triumph
Recommendable
Mediocre
Junk
No Stars Totally Sucks

Now Streaming

Stop Making Sense

Stop Making Sense (40th Anniversary) 4 out of 4
“Watching Stop Making Sense restored in 4K and presented in IMAX is pure joy.”

Road House (2024)

Road House (2024) 3 out of 4
“Visit the new Road House for the catharsis as Jake Gyllenhaal and Doug Liman team up for a fun smackdown on men behaving badly.”

Bob Marley: One Love

Bob Marley: One Love 2.5 out of 4
“What should’ve been a cinematic anthem of Bob Marley’s vision of love and freedom falters on the dramatic beats.”

Argylle

Argylle 3 out of 4
“It’s sloppy, but Argylle wears just enough hair gel to grease the slides and ride out a mild recommendation.”

Wonka

Wonka 4 out of 4
“Chock-full of eye candy, Wonka is a sweet work of pure imagination.”

American Fiction

American Fiction 3.5 out of 4
“See American Fiction and then appreciate this statement: It’s essential viewing.”

Exploring Indyheimer

Oppenheimer

Movie Review
Oppenheimer 4 out of 4
“... a milestone, nail-biting movie event that needs to be seen on the biggest screen possible.”

Los Alamos Project main gate

Travel
Indyheimer: The Archaeologist and the Physicist
“Barbenheimer was entertaining. But Indyheimer? That’s exciting.”

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Movie Review
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 4 out of 4
“The Dial of Destiny is a bold conclusion to a series unafraid of taking risks.”

Indiana Jones in The Dial of Destiny

Retrospective
Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Game Changer
“... the series has been able to cover an incredible amount of history and become a wholly different kind of experience.”

Talking Movies

Barbenheimer

Conspiracy Theory
Barbenheimer: Movieland D-Day
“Much like a theme running through Oppenheimer, in the end nobody will really win the theatrical war.”

Halloween Horror Nights

Filmmaking
Mattopia Jones and the Horrors of Halloween
An experiment in terror, all captured on the iPhone 14 Pro Max

Coming Soon

3 May
#TheFallGuyMovie

24 May
#PlanetOfTheApes

24 May
#Furiosa

3 July
#DespicableMe4

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