Paul Salmond
Quentin Tarantino’s movies ranked from ‘worst’ to best
New Quentin Tarantino movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is about to hit Australian theatres. Lauded by critics and embraced by audiences, expectations...
Disney makes a record profit, thanks to The Lion King and superheroes
On Sunday, Disney announced its films have reaped a record $11.1 billion at the 2019 global box office – and there’s still...
Best music biopics to revisit as Rocketman soars to box office glory
Music biopics are having a long moment thanks to Rocketman, the rise and rise of Elton John. Having grossed almost $254 million...
Space movies: The best and worst of Hollywood’s flights of fancy
The first of a lot of space movies I’ve seen was 50 years ago on July 20. I sat cross-legged in the...
Movie theatres v home screens: The real reason cinemas are emptying
My teenage son arrived home from viewing the new Marvel movie Spider-Man: Far From Home, describing it as “surprisingly good”. “I suppose I’d...
Stranger Things’ ghouls just don’t stack up against the best TV monsters
Stranger Things is back, and while the exploding rats in episode one looked promising and the ’80s production design is as endearing...
Toy Story 4: The original magic you and your kids loved is still there
Cinematic franchises literally don’t come any bigger than the Toy Story movies. Together, Toy Story 1 to 3 made almost $2 billion...
The shows to watch that fill the Game of Thrones void
Weeks on, there are those among us still staring vacantly at a screen each Monday, wondering how to fill the void left...
The Handmaid’s Tale season three: Why it’s more terrifying than ever
Elisabeth Moss said it best last May about the terrifying prescience of Hulu’s hit show The Handmaid’s Tale: “This is happening in real...
Why Rocketman is so much better than Bohemian Rhapsody
Dexter Fletcher’s Elton John biopic Rocketman has already drawn inevitable comparisons to 2018’s Bohemian Rhapsody, which Fletcher also directed briefly, replacing Bryan Singer. True,...