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Doug Jamieson

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Biography:

Doug Jamieson is an Australian freelance film critic and entertainment industry journalist. Armed with a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism & Screen Studies) from Griffith University, and passion for all things film, Doug lives and breathes cinema and the film industry.

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Send Help (2026) 92% 4/5 EDIT “A wickedly entertaining dark comedy that finds surprising emotional bite in its lunacy, and for anyone who has ever survived a toxic workplace, it hits especially hard.” – The Jam Report Jan 27, 2026 Full Review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) 92% 4.5/5 EDIT “It is a film of ferocious intensity and unexpected tenderness, one that understands that chaos and grace are not opposites but uneasy companions.” – The Jam Report Jan 14, 2026 Full Review Anaconda (2025) 48% 3/5 EDIT “It's obviously not Oscar material, but it is a reminder that sometimes a movie can simply be a good time, and that has value too.” – The Jam Report Dec 23, 2025 Full Review KPop Demon Hunters (2025) 92% 4/5 EDIT “Pure pop cinema in the very best sense, it's vibrant, empowering, and impossible not to smile along with.” – The Jam Report Dec 23, 2025 Full Review Sirāt (2025) 92% 4/5 EDIT “A propulsive sensory overload that defies convention at every turn.” – The Jam Report Dec 23, 2025 Full Review Pillion (2025) 100% 4/5 EDIT “An unexpectedly tender, quietly provocative love story that refuses to sensationalise its subject matter while also refusing to apologise for it.” – The Jam Report Dec 23, 2025 Full Review The Housemaid (2025) 74% 3.5/5 EDIT “A twist-filled, high camp psychological thriller that knows how to push the right buttons and revels in doing so.” – The Jam Report Dec 20, 2025 Full Review Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) 66% 3/5 EDIT “A reminder that spectacle can only carry a story so far. Cameron remains unmatched in his ability to create worlds, but this time, the narrative feels like it is treading water rather than forging something truly new.” – The Jam Report Dec 16, 2025 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 93% 4.5/5 EDIT “A character portrait that embraces contradiction, a period piece that feels startlingly current, and a comedy that flirts with tragedy without losing its sense of fun.” – The Jam Report Dec 11, 2025 Full Review Song Sung Blue (2025) 78% 3.5/5 EDIT “Both a heartfelt crowdpleaser and a tearjerking romance, it finds emotional truth in a familiar melody.” – The Jam Report Dec 9, 2025 Full Review The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025) 81% 3/5 EDIT “Silly, sweet, and a little stuck in the past” – The Jam Report Dec 9, 2025 Full Review Zootopia 2 (2025) 91% 4/5 EDIT “In the end, 'Zootopia 2' succeeds by staying true to what made the original so beloved while expanding its world in meaningful ways. It is heartfelt, clever, visually gorgeous, and thematically rich.” – The Jam Report Nov 25, 2025 Full Review Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% 3.5/5 EDIT “Cemented by two stunning performances from its leading ladies, it is a stirring and often breathtaking conclusion, but not entirely a graceful one.” – The Jam Report Nov 18, 2025 Full Review Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025) 60% 3.5/5 EDIT “A glossy, high-energy caper that delivers what audiences came for: wild illusions, clever twists, a charismatic cast, and the kind of buoyant, popcorn-friendly fun that’s hard to resist.” – The Jam Report Nov 12, 2025 Full Review The Running Man (2025) 62% 2.5/5 EDIT “Slick, loud, and visually charged, Edgar Wright’s new version feels both too much and not nearly enough. It moves fast but goes nowhere, repeating itself until its thrills run dry.” – The Jam Report Nov 11, 2025 Full Review Eleanor the Great (2025) 67% 3/5 EDIT “In the end, the film expectedly belongs to Squibb, whose presence alone turns what could have been a sentimental misfire into something genuinely touching. Watching her is a gift, and that’s always more than enough.” – The Jam Report Oct 29, 2025 Full Review Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025) 98% 3.5/5 EDIT “Directors Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang capture the sensation of childhood not through plot or dialogue but through textures, sounds and shifting light. The result is a sensory reverie that celebrates wonder and confusion in equal measure.” – The Jam Report Oct 29, 2025 Full Review The Wizard of the Kremlin (2025) 49% 2.5/5 EDIT “Despite the pedigree of its cast and the boldness of its premise, the film feels like an overlong lecture disguised as cinema. Olivier Assayas crafts a chilly, cerebral portrait of modern power, but it’s a film easier to admire than to endure.” – The Jam Report Oct 29, 2025 Full Review Adulthood (2025) 77% 2/5 EDIT “It’s the kind of movie where you can see the ideas on the page, but none of them make it to the screen with coherence. Despite a promising cast, it stumbles from one misjudged scene to the next, lost in search of a rhythm it never finds.” – The Jam Report Oct 29, 2025 Full Review Easy's Waltz (2025) 75% 2.5/5 EDIT “It’s a modest Vegas fable about second chances and midlife drift, more diverting than dramatic, more charming than memorable. There are moments when its languid rhythm feels deliberate, even hypnotic, and others when it simply feels lost.” – The Jam Report Oct 28, 2025 Full Review The Sun Rises on Us All (2025) 79% 3/5 EDIT “It’s uneven and occasionally overwrought, but Xin Zhilei's commanding performance elevates every faltering moment, reminding you that great acting can sometimes rescue an entire film.” – The Jam Report Oct 28, 2025 Full Review Sacrifice (2025) 38% 2/5 EDIT “A frustrating, tonally disjointed mess that mistakes noise for meaning and ends with one of the most baffling finales of the year.” – The Jam Report Oct 28, 2025 Full Review Nouvelle Vague (2025) 91% 3/5 EDIT “A movie bursting with style, wit, and cinephile glee, though one that occasionally confuses adoration for insight.” – The Jam Report Oct 28, 2025 Full Review Bad Apples (2025) 83% 3.5/5 EDIT “Anchored by a spectacularly unhinged performance from Saoirse Ronan, this is a wicked satire about the breaking point of a profession that demands infinite patience in exchange for none at all.” – The Jam Report Oct 28, 2025 Full Review Scarlet (2025) 69% 2.5/5 EDIT “As dazzling as it all looks, the beauty feels hollowed out by a story that can’t sustain its scale.” – The Jam Report Oct 28, 2025 Full Review
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