Junkee
Tomatometer-approved publication
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
The Breadwinner (2017)
...a sort of Yentl in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, is evocative and was a little-discussed gem
Posted Jun 20, 2018
2
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
And there's something to be said about a film that takes such wide-flared gambles with narrative and character.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
3
The Boss Baby (2017)
Has the best "where babies come from" gag in a while, too.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
4
Loving Vincent (2017)
Still, sometimes you won't notice the bland dialogue or storytelling when getting lost within the swirling, colourful frames.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
5
All the Money in the World (2017)
Now, if only they had replaced Mark Wahlberg, too, because he's acting in a far blander picture than Plummer and co-star Michelle Williams.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
6
I, Tonya (2018)
Furthermore, the film lazily utilises a fake documentary format that only seeks to highlight how much better the story was told in The Price of Gold.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
7
More of the same, and yet a case of diminishing returns.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
8
Molly's Game (2018)
Aaron Sorkin loves his own words so much that not even Jessica Chastain to get out from under them long enough to breathe life into this overlong and overstuffed poker drama.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
9
My Nephew Emmett (2017)
Straight forward, although doesn't really hit its dramatic stride until its concluding moments...
Posted Jun 20, 2018
10
Baby Driver (2017)
It is perhaps appropriate that the last time we will (hopefully) ever have to look at Kevin Spacey's smug face is in a film that is as equally proud of itself.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
11
Ferdinand (2017)
...skip this cute-but-unnecessary feature and just watch the seven-minute Oscar-winning short from 1938 instead.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
12
This is a film with seemingly no real concept of what its strongest assets are, preferring buffoonery and irony over intelligence and nuance.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
13
Edith+Eddie (2017)
I just wish director Laura Checkoway had confronted any of the issues that her documentary raises.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
14
Darkest Hour (2017)
As the credits rolled, the strongest opinion I had about it was a shrug.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
15
Marshall (2017)
Strangely, they told a story from Marshall's life where he took the backseat to a white man.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
16
The Insult (L'insulte) (2018)
As subtle as its characters are stubborn, and with a couple of genuinely eye-rolling narrative twists - one of which I am still laughing at to this day.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
17
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
This incarnation's weird Apocalypse Now vibes are an odd fit...
Posted Jun 20, 2018
18
Revolting Rhymes (2016)
This adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1982 parody of nursery rhymes is more Sunday morning cartoon than anything approaching the genius of The Witches.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
19
Dear Basketball (2017)
Nice animation, but Bryant's poem is barf-worthy.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
20
Victoria & Abdul (2017)
Your nan's fave starring Judi Dench also just happens to be a putrid ode to colonialism. What fun!
Posted Jun 20, 2018
21
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Disney's effort to turn their animated wonders into live action slogs continues apace with Beauty and the Beast, an ugly mess of cartoonish CGI.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
22
B+
Unsane (2018)
Soderbergh has taken some potentially very taboo subject matters and given them a formally inventive twist and provocative narrative shell.
Posted Jun 20, 2018
23
C-
Breath (2018)
24
Ready Player One (2018)
A nostalgic thirst trap with no reverence for the pop culture moments it deploys haphazardly.
Posted Mar 28, 2018
25
B
Swinging Safari (2018)
It's vulgar and absurdly over-the-top. It's also really funny and a surprisingly refreshing summer tonic during Oscar season...
Posted Mar 14, 2018
26
Annihilation (2018)
A spectacular work of science fiction that not only gets under your skin but it becomes part of it.
Posted Mar 12, 2018
27
5/5
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Drive is maddeningly abstract and inscrutable on first viewing, but hypnotic and haunting on every viewing after.
Posted Nov 22, 2017
28
Justice League (2017)
Congratulations Ezra Miller, you almost singlehandedly saved the Justice League movie!
Posted Nov 17, 2017
29
Unrest (2017)
The film is both a record and an intrinsic component of an emerging patient revolution.
Posted Nov 15, 2017
30
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Minor quibbles aside, Thor: Ragnarok is an absolute joy.
Posted Oct 27, 2017
31
mother! (2017)
It's exhilarating. It's horrifying. It's the closest mainstream cinema has gotten to 'extreme cinema' in years.
Posted Sep 20, 2017
32
It (2017)
33
B
Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
34
B+
Call Me by Your Name (2018)
Yes, a lot of these elements can be universal, but it seems undeniable to me that a gay audience will bring something altogether unique to their viewing of such a film.
Posted Sep 6, 2017
35
Logan Lucky (2017)
Steven Soderbergh makes entertaining, well-crafted films. Logan Lucky is no different. If you're in the mood for a heist-comedy that looks fantastic, you're not going to go wrong.
Posted Aug 23, 2017
36
Atomic Blonde (2017)
It's exhilarating to see Lorraine deliver vicious punches and kicks, using nearby objects to inflict damage.
Posted Aug 16, 2017
37
The Big Sick (2017)
The Big Sick gives us a love to aspire to, and when you're dating while sick sometimes you need to be reminded that -- as cheesy as it is -- love conquers all.
Posted Aug 4, 2017
38
Dunkirk (2017)
39
Baby Driver (2017)
For a film so full of automotive iconography, it's a conclusion that remains frustratingly in the middle of the road.
Posted Jul 14, 2017
40
41
Spookers (2017)
The film contrasts the heavy stuff with a healthy dose of deadpan Kiwi humour.
Posted Jul 13, 2017
42
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
Posted Jul 11, 2017
43
Happy End (2017)
Easy to intellectually appreciate, but hard to like.
Posted Jul 1, 2017
44
We Don't Need a Map (2017)
An entertaining gonzo-style doco about the history and meaning of the southern hemisphere's most iconic constellation.
Posted Jun 30, 2017
45
Una (2017)
46
The Little Hours (2017)
Peppered with cool comedy cameos (Nick Offerman, Fred Armisen, Adam Pally and more) the film's consistently funny, and the chemistry between the three leads is a highlight.
Posted Jun 30, 2017
47
Okja (2017)
48
That's Not Me (2017)
49
Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017)
What lifts it from the usual half-hagiography/half-takedown, tell-all-doco-made-from-a-distance is its analysis of racism within the US music industry.
Posted Jun 30, 2017
50
The Beguiled (2017)