reviews
Robin Wright goes off the grid and into heavy-handed cliché in directorial debut Land
Robin Wright ditches city life and heads for the sticks in a film that treats the audience “like ninnies”.
05 May
Luke Buckmaster
Luke Buckmaster is the editor of Flicks.com.au. In addition to writing for Flicks, he is film critic for Guardian Australia and author of Miller and Max: George Miller and the Making of a Film Legend.
reviews
Preposterous sci-fi Chaos Walking lives up to its title, if not potential
Daisy Ridley can’t stop hearing Tom Holland’s thoughts in occasionally entertaining pic.
10 Mar
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Malcolm & Marie is Netflix’s super stylish shouting match
John David Washington and Zendaya argue with each other for two hours. It’s better than it sounds!
05 Feb
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The protest movement is on trial in Aaron Sorkin’s energetic courtroom drama
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is hugely relevant 50-plus years after the events depicted.
19 Oct
features
Why does David Attenborough’s A Life On Our Planet avoid the words ‘climate change’?
Even as he engages with the subject, the veteran steers away from familiar phrases.
12 Oct
features
Cobra Kai cleverly flips the script, and makes us empathise with the bad guy
It’s a pretty damn clever reversal of expectations.
11 Sep
reviews
Hamilton is magnificent, and the streaming event of the year
At last, some good news! Hamilton has arrived and it is magnificent.
02 Jul
reviews
Little Fires Everywhere is a well-produced drama that smoulders rather than burns
Reese Witherspoon gives another expert portrayal of an uptight fusspot.
22 May
features
Netflix’s new sci-fi series Into the Night is like Lost meets The Langoliers
You might say this sci-fi series is about a plane full of strangers desperately trying to avoid a tan.
11 May
features
What makes Money Heist such a hugely addictive Netflix crime show
Pulse-pounding Spanish crime thriller moves hellaciously fast.
22 Apr
features
Your guide to Bloodride, Netflix’s totally bingeable new anthology horror series
Here’s your one-stop-show guide to this very snappy show – and its very weird host.
19 Mar
features
Watching Too Old to Die Young is like swimming through stylish sewerage
We come to terms with one hell of a show.
12 Jul
features
Steven Spielberg’s dumb crusade against Netflix is an insult to filmmaking
We expected better from you, Spielbergo.
04 Mar
features
Robert Rodriguez’s 18 minute VR film The Limit is a wild and visceral ride
The latest action film from director Robert Rodriguez will not be coming to a cinema near you.
05 Dec
features
On its 30th birthday, John Carpenter’s cult classic They Live is more relevant and compelling than ever
It’s time to revisit John Carpenter’s prophecy of a world clogged by signals and stimulus.
22 Nov
features
A cinematic analysis of Red Dead Redemption 2, the blockbuster game deeply connected to film history
The western was baked into the very foundation of the moving image.
05 Nov
features
Shadow is the best action movie of the year – and you probably haven’t heard of it
If you’re in Auckland, Luke Buckmaster implores you to see this.
25 Oct
features
Understanding The Dude: revisiting The Big Lebowski’s gloriously kooky characters
Twenty years after The Big Lebowski first arrived in cinemas, critic Luke Buckmaster revisits this inimitable comedy to see what makes it tick.
02 Oct
reviews
Walking Out review: an affecting male weepie exploring father and son kinship
Will every male weepie released in the foreseeable future pale in comparison to The Grey? Director Joe Carnahan’s 2011 survival in the wilderness drama received a positive response from critics and audiences, yet the film’s greatness remains largely unrecognised. This is perhaps in part because it was marketed as a Liam Neeson vehicle, released in […]
05 Apr
features
Netflix original films released so far in 2018: the good, the bad and the awful
There have been lots of Netflix original films released so far in 2018. Critic Luke Buckmaster picks the good, the bad and the awful.
19 Feb
reviews
The Cloverfield Paradox review: a hollow, hammy mess not even amusing accidentally
The only thing bigger than its surprise release is how dire it is, writes Luck Buckmaster.
05 Feb
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