Stephen A Russell
Mel Gibson has just made his worst ever movie: The Professor and The Madman
For most folks, Mel Gibson on horseback, daubed in blue warpaint rousing the Scottish clans against the marauding English army in Oscar-garlanded...
In My Blood It Runs explores childhood, culture and the value of listening to elders
Maya Newell isn’t the sort of documentary filmmaker to parachute into the lives of her subjects, then vanish the second shooting wraps....
H is for Happiness: Behind director John Sheedy’s tale of love, loss and farts
Having Professor Sprout from the Harry Potter movies on set is a godsend when working with a classroom full of kids, according...
Birds of Prey: Margot Robbie just wants to have violent fun
Who hasn’t gone through a real bad break-up and fantasised about raising unholy hell? If you’re DC Comics’ anti-heroine Harley Quinn, as...
The Lighthouse duels with Colour Out of Space as year’s best horror movie
Got a craving for thoroughly freaky horror movies that are instantly meme-able? This is your lucky week, with new Batman Robert Pattinson’s...
The Peanut Butter Falcon: The sweetest film you’ll see this year has a lot to say
Meme-king Shia LaBeouf, known for his kooky online persona as much as his movie career, has come a long way since Transformers....
Like a Boss film review: For a knock-off titter, this no brainer works
Girls Trip lead Tiffany Haddish is a supremely gifted comedian. She gets ‘funny’ in her very bones, radiating the sort of star...
How this Japanese director made a film in French – without speaking French
Heartfelt dramedy The Truth is a landmark moment in French cinema – and not just because it brings together national living treasures...
Which of these movies deserve your hard-earned dollars?
The post-Christmas rush and the run-up to the Oscars next month has made for a busy week in Australian cinemas. Trailers and...
True History of the Kelly Gang director on masculinity and the Ned enigma
Filmmakers have struggled to corral the twisting mythologies of Irish-Australian convict-turned bushranger Ned Kelly into a truly brilliant movie since sepia-hued treasure...