Jim Schembri

Oops. #TheSurfer opens on Thursday 15 May. That gives it two full days to clean up before Mission Impossible opens with its bedsheet release on Saturday 17 May. This could give The Surfer strong counter-programming appeal. Fingers crossed. Still can’t get the film out of my head. https://t.co/KlrnMeo5Cc

Just saw the Oz/Irish psychological black dramedy #TheSurfer for the 2nd time this week and have an even richer appreciation for just how splendidly conceived and directed it is. Think Wake in Fright Goes to the Beach; Only Nic Cage could play a wreck with such grandeur. 17/5

REVIEWS Another Simple Favour: More trashy, fun and over-dressed, Anna Kendrick & Blake Lively hit Capri - but will Trump’s tariff mean the end for such movies?; Ocean - David Attenborough pleads for the sea; Clown in a Cornfield - Throwback horror fun. https://t.co/gqtz86oe6P

REVIEW Thunderbolts - This fun, surprisingly strong character-driven action lark hopefully signals a return to form for Marvel. Florence Pugh and her Russian brood battle Julia Louis-Dreyfus doing her best Tulsi Gabbard impersonation. Thank you, Movie God. https://t.co/jsMyJ6y0rV

Enjoyed #Thunderbolts very much as an above-par, character-driven superhero action lark from Marvel. But how did US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard land such a big role in the film? Or is that Elaine? (Film opens Thurs. Full review shortly) https://t.co/23iShamw8F

REVIEWS The Accountant 2 - More fun this time around, Ben Affleck teams up with scene-stealing Jon Bernthal for a lovely actionburger; NT Live: Dr Strangelove - Bleah. An ill-conceived adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s classic is flatulent and slow-moving. https://t.co/XnxAMmpbtf

Kudos to @salltweets for detonating heads on @theprojecttv saying trans women are men and daring to raise autogynephilia as a real issue. A champion of women’s rights, straight talk & a true 21st-century feminist teaching how respect must work both ways. She is our @Riley_Gaines_

REVIEWS The Correspondent - Excellent real-life Australian drama about the jailing of journalist Peter Greste, w Richard Roxburgh in a career-topping turn; Warfare - Gruelling, realistic combat film; Sinners - Utterly boring, overlong vampire movie. Urgh. https://t.co/Lny6mQm6II

#LeadersDebate I tried very hard to listen to what Peter Dutton was saying and to think about his policy statements, but the only thing that came to mind was this... https://t.co/HOC5jy57AO

TED KOTCHEFF, 94: Vet Canadian director behind Wake in Fright, the most searing dissection of the Australian psyche. Had a ball with him in the 3AW studio. First Blood; Weekend at Bernie’s; Split Image; Uncommon Valor; North Dallas Forty; The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. RIP. https://t.co/h8L8PfBrBh

REVIEWS The Amateur - Tight, tense espionage thriller with terrific action and a strong turn by Rami Malek as an unlikely angel of vengeance; Adolescence - Admirable if over-praised 4-part British crime drama; Death of a Unicorn - Tedious critter feature. https://t.co/lzmEI575ql

KERRY GREENWOOD, 70: With the sad passing of the prolific crime writer comes eternal thanks for the support she gave my early work as an author, especially with my first novel. Her warmth & kind praise are remembered fondly. Her best advice: Always stress sense of place. Vale.

REVIEWS Dog Man - Fun, splendidly animated, crazily-plotted lark with a heartfelt core; A Minecraft Movie - Passable, briskly-paced video game-based adventure; Head South - Kiwi gem about 1970s pop culture; Novocaine - Lame attempt at a gory action comedy. https://t.co/x5EnukVHEb

VAL KILMER, 65: Top Gun; The Doors; Tombstone; Heat; Kiss Kiss Bang Bang; Underrated in Wonderland. So funny in Top Secret and for his hilarious self-parody in Life’s Too Short. A sad end to a chequered career hurt by ego issues. RIP Mr Rivers. Happy Skeet Shootin’ in Heaven. https://t.co/f9z0VgPapZ

Remember the games of the old schoolyard? When we enjoyed such delightful frolics as Stacks on the Mill, Brandy and British Bulldogs? When recess and lunch offered the opportunity to risk grievous bodily harm? Ah, such innocence, lost on today’s generation.https://t.co/GEwwKHFBHM

REVIEWS The Day the Earth Blew Up - Daffy & Porky in a very funny Looney Tunes toon; In Vitro - Top Oz sci-fi thriller; A Working Man - Jason Statham blasts away in this fine dollop of action pulp; Oh, Canada - A thin effort from the great Paul Schrader. https://t.co/7QGb9ibQO6

REVIEWS Flow - Beguiling, Oscar-winning animated treat about a cat adrift in a post-people world; The Rule of Jenny Penn - Geoffrey Rush returns in a top psy-horror; The Return - Ralph Fiennes rules this classical drama; Bob Trevino Likes It- A fine weepie.https://t.co/ptX05O47A9