Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams's reviews (from any publication) always count toward the Tomatometer
because this critic is a Tomatometer-approved critic.
| Publications: | Little White Lies, sbs.com.au, The Popcorn Junkie, Junkee, Graffiti With Punctuation, The Neighbourhood Paper (Australia) |
| Location: | Australia |
| Official Websites: | thepopcornjunkie.com |
Movie Reviews Only
| Rating | T-Meter | Title | Year | Review |
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| 93% | Dunkirk (2017) |
Tightly focused, even minimalist approach to telling the true tale of a military disaster and how hope was cultivated in the sands a mighty failure.‐ The Neighbourhood Paper (Australia)
Read More | Posted Jul 19, 2017
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| 94% | Baby Driver (2017) |
The action film with the heart of a musical. Ask your local cinema to play it loud.‐ The Neighbourhood Paper (Australia)
Read More | Posted Jul 18, 2017
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| 16% | The Mummy (2017) |
A film that approaches Cruise like it's 1996. Never settles into a groove and it's constantly suffering from an identity crisis.‐ The Neighbourhood Paper (Australia)
Read More | Posted Jul 12, 2017
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| 92% | Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) |
Puts Peter Parker the teenager first, and piles superhero woes on top of him, but it never loses its sense of mirth‐ Junkee
Read More | Posted Jul 11, 2017
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| 86% | Okja (2017) |
A brilliant war of ideologies over the life of a superpig.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Jul 4, 2017
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| 71% | Alien: Covenant (2017) |
Leverages the franchise's canon into bold, existential ideas about artificial intelligence and the relationship between gods and monsters; fathers and sons.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted May 20, 2017
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| 82% | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) |
Stuck on rewind in space.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Apr 24, 2017
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| 5/5 | 88% | I don't feel at home in this world anymore. (2017) |
The vigilante tale we need right now, pushing back on the decay of decency with pulp in the first truly great Netflix original film.‐ sbs.com.au
Read More | Posted Feb 27, 2017
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| 84% | Silence (2017) |
The key to unlocking Martin Scorsese's new film is to listen closely.‐ sbs.com.au
Read More | Posted Feb 23, 2017
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| 89% | Jackie (2016) |
If the winners write history, the survivors become guardians of the legacy.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Jan 11, 2017
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| 18% | Assassin's Creed (2016) |
A slave to the material.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Jan 6, 2017
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| 92% | La La Land (2016) |
Envisioning the best versions of ourselves in snappy musical numbers before reality crashes the party.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Dec 19, 2016
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| 85% | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) |
The rebel yell is a little croaky.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Dec 14, 2016
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| 94% | Arrival (2016) |
Manages to transcend its genre elements and get to the heart of our existence. It exemplifies the power of love and sorrow to work as markers for our lives.‐ Graffiti With Punctuation
Read More | Posted Nov 2, 2016
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| 90% | Doctor Strange (2016) |
Shows Marvel have mastered the art of the C+ despite getting wonderfully weird at times.‐ Graffiti With Punctuation
Read More | Posted Nov 2, 2016
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| 51% | Mascots (2016) |
Christopher Guest achieves dad-joke status.‐ Graffiti With Punctuation
Read More | Posted Oct 13, 2016
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| 85% | Sully (2016) |
A reminder of why pilots refer to their passengers as 'souls'‐ Graffiti With Punctuation
Read More | Posted Sep 15, 2016
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| 3/5 | 93% | Tickled (2016) |
A gonzo doco for the new media age.‐ Graffiti With Punctuation
Read More | Posted Aug 18, 2016
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| 4/5 | 57% | The Neon Demon (2016) |
Like getting mauled by a diamond encrusted hyena‐ Graffiti With Punctuation
Read More | Posted Aug 18, 2016
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| 73% | Ghostbusters (2016) |
The gender politics of women demanding to be taken seriously in their chosen profession has never been this much fun.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Jul 12, 2016
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| 31% | Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) |
The dream of 90s blockbusters is alive. Unashamedly goofy and sincere with its absurdity.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Jun 24, 2016
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| 28% | Warcraft (2016) |
A submissive digital splat.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Jun 17, 2016
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| 79% | Girl Asleep (2016) |
Exquisitely encapsulates the struggle between adolescence and maturity with wide-eyed apprehension and a little mourning for the pint-sized person we once were‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Jun 2, 2016
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| 90% | Green Room (2016) |
Pulsates on the collision of youth and violence with unrelenting execution of slasher/siege elements.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted May 31, 2016
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| 97% | Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) |
It's like being killed with kindness, a good problem to have but a hard one to define beyond pleasantries ‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted May 31, 2016
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| 92% | The Nice Guys (2016) |
A crime tale that leaves the screwball comedy bruised and bloody with a retro reinvention of sorts.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted May 29, 2016
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| 61% | High-Rise (2016) |
Captures human degradation in style with a sly, twisted grin.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted May 26, 2016
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| 48% | X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) |
Has an identity crisis while suffering the hubris of assuming superhero movies are too big to fail.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted May 19, 2016
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| 84% | Midnight Special (2016) |
Quicker than you can say 'Jesus, Mary and Joseph' you're in the thick of an old parenting allegory.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted May 10, 2016
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| 90% | Captain America: Civil War (2016) |
Revels in it's complacency, spectacular only within the boundaries of what has become the serviceable standard for a Marvel film; it's all glory and no guts.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Apr 28, 2016
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| 29% | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016) |
Delights in the dysfunctional wholesomeness of unwieldy families.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Apr 13, 2016
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| 95% | The Jungle Book (2016) |
A storybook come to life with the essence of old school Disney and digital effects that open a new chapter in cinematic enchantment.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Apr 3, 2016
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| 27% | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) |
Disjointed, numbing and spectacular with its intemperance.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Mar 22, 2016
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| 90% | 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) |
A little pre-Trump paranoia that's a reflection of our collective anxieties delivered as an easily digestible thriller.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Mar 18, 2016
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| 85% | Hail, Caesar! (2016) |
A prestigious eye-roll at the ridiculousness of looking for meaning in the institution of show business and every 'ism' vying for a stake of influence‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Feb 23, 2016
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| 84% | Deadpool (2016) |
Tries to rebel but it's as insubordinate as a kid wearing a Megadeth T-shirt to Church on a Sunday, but an okay break from saving the world.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Feb 9, 2016
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| 88% | The Big Short (2015) |
How to get rich with a conscience. It's informative, but never feels more than a cramming session before a big exam.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Jan 18, 2016
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| 75% | The Hateful Eight (2015) |
The right kind of trouble.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Jan 15, 2016
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| 81% | Chi-Raq (2015) |
Savage optimism.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Jan 7, 2016
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| 81% | The Revenant (2015) |
Playground machismo.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Jan 5, 2016
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| 92% | Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) |
It may be the youngest, but it acts like a middle child-it's the Jan Brady of Star Wars. It's at odds with franchise siblings for attention but there is a deep love for the material; there's charm to the mimicry.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Dec 17, 2015
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| 94% | Carol (2015) |
The imperfect reality of world aspiring for perfection synchronises beautifully.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Dec 13, 2015
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| 95% | Creed (2015) |
A fascinating remix, it amazes by doing the unexpected in a sub-genre that's fatiguing with its dedication to formula.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Nov 24, 2015
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| 64% | Spectre (2015) |
A stunning case for why Bond still matters.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Nov 6, 2015
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| 91% | Bridge of Spies (2015) |
Graceful when it's not being a 'Spielberg film'.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Oct 22, 2015
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| 84% | The Walk (2015) |
Clomps around in clown shoes despite an elegant dalliance when on the high wire.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Oct 15, 2015
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| 94% | Sicario (2015) |
Beautifully captured, worth the heart palpitations, but inherently empty. And it's not an emptiness that thrives of nihilism to drive home a point, it's just serviceable desolation.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Sep 22, 2015
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| 91% | The Martian (2015) |
Blends science-fiction with the attitude of a college grad with four popped collars‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Sep 18, 2015
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| 87% | Straight Outta Compton (2015) |
History is written by victorious billionaire rappers.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Sep 15, 2015
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| 5/5 | 92% | The End Of The Tour (2015) |
Two people sharing sublime moments of uncool.‐ The Popcorn Junkie
Read More | Posted Aug 17, 2015
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