Dominic Corry

1 week ago | flicks.co.uk | Luke Buckmaster |Daniel Rutledge |Dominic Corry |Matt Glasby

Nothing stays the same in the zeitgeist: change, as they say, is the only constant. Unless we’re talking about Nicolas Cage going crazy, which never drops out of fashion—an extraordinary human spectacle, as enduring as the pyramids. On this front, The Surfer more than delivers the goods, starring old mate Nic as a well-off businessman engaged in all-out war with a gang of violent hoodlums in Luna Bay, a fictitious Australian coastal town.

2 weeks ago | flicks.co.uk | Daniel Rutledge |Dominic Corry |Matt Glasby |Clarisse Loughrey

| Dir: Dan Trachtenberg I’d love to jump in a time machine and fly this movie back to the ‘90s. It’s hard to describe just how much of a beloved cult hit it would have been back in the DVD or VHS eras, not just because of the dream concept, but because it’s so slickly executed. A gloriously violent cartoon, this is not really a Predator sequel, reboot or remake, but rather a hyper-stylised ‘what if?’ spin-off. What if a Predator dropped into Viking-era Scandinavia? What about feudal Japan?

2 weeks ago | flicks.com.au | Amelia Berry |Rory Doherty |Dominic Corry |Liam Maguren

Having relationship issues? Well, be warned that Revolutionary Road tackles the politics of ‘settling down’ head-on, without flinching. It’s classy, it’s pretty, sometimes it’s even very, very funny, but not once does it release its grip on the theme. Arguably the two most watchable Hollywood stars of their generation, Winslet and DiCaprio are at their peaks – nailing every difficult scene, feeding off each other, making the Wheelers seem as real as the seat you’re sitting in.

3 weeks ago | flicks.com.au | Amelia Berry |Rory Doherty |Dominic Corry |Liam Maguren

The good news first: this is as classy looking a suspense thriller as you’d expect from the maker of The Usual Suspects. I found little to gripe about in terms of its pacing, imagery (lots of Nazi black, white and red, naturally) or indeed its performances. But there are a couple of key factors which stopped me loving Valkyrie.

1 month ago | flicks.com.au | Travis Johnson |Liam Maguren |Eliza Janssen |Dominic Corry

Clarisse Loughrey’s Show of the Week column spotlights a new show to watch or skip. This week: The season two finale of The Rehearsal takes an elaborate trip to a very specific destination. WARNING: Contains major spoilers for season two – including the final episode. There’s an intense and specific mania that Nathan Fielder’s work tends to provoke in people. Everyone’s aware that in Nathan for You and The Rehearsal, Fielder is playing the character of “Nathan Fielder”.