Movies

Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson) trains his way in The Smashing Machine, directed by Benny Safdie
Film clip: A24

Theatres: 3 October
The Smashing Machine
“Dwayne Johnson scores a KO, but the movie’s stuck with a draw.”

Theatres: 26 September
One Battle After Another
“One Battle After Another is a firecracker of a movie. It packs an attitude. It’s angry.”

Theatres: 19 September
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
“A Big Bold Beautiful Journey moves art house style into the mainstream.”

Theatres: 19 September
Him
“Him wants to field a powerful sermon, but it doesn’t stick to its own convictions.”

Theatres: 12 September
The Long Walk
“The Long Walk works as a clever, alternative spin on the horrors of war, but the journey has its shortcomings.”

Caught Stealing
“Caught Stealing strikes out.”

Ne Zha II
“A movie makes $2 billion by telling a great story that can be universally appreciated. It inspires audiences to be more, to do better. To not live in fear.”

Eden
“Eden, one of Ron Howard’s best movies, will never get the attention it deserves.”

Highest 2 Lowest
“Highest 2 Lowest sinks low before reaching exhilarating heights.”

Weapons
“Weapons is a well-told pile of rubbish.”

The Naked Gun (2025)
“The new Naked Gun is every bit as stupid as one could hope. (And, yes, that's a compliment.)”

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

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

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

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.”

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

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

7 November
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21 November
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19 December
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17 July 2026
#Odyssey