The Jam Report

2 days ago | thejamreport.com | Doug Jamieson

REVIEW – ‘M3GAN 2.0’ is campy, self-aware, and more ambitious than it needed to be Posted at 08:41h in Reviews Sometimes a sequel doesn’t just follow the leader, it bolts off on a wildly different track, laying fresh rails as it speeds into new territory.

4 days ago | thejamreport.com | Doug Jamieson

SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW – ‘The Mastermind’ is a quiet but biting character study of mediocrity Posted at 23:44h in Reviews There’s a strange kind of thrill in watching someone utterly unequipped to pull off a crime still give it their best shot.

5 days ago | thejamreport.com | Doug Jamieson

SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW – ‘Sentimental Value’ mines the ordinary for the extraordinary Posted at 13:53h in Reviews There’s something quietly miraculous about the way Sentimental Value unfolds, like a letter written in longhand, the ink occasionally smudged but all the more affecting for it. This is cinema rooted in memory and regret, in unresolved childhood pain and the way art can either deepen the wound or begin to heal it. Joachim Trier’s latest film is not only a return to the...

6 days ago | thejamreport.com | Doug Jamieson

SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW – ‘It Was Just an Accident’ is urgent, vital, and unforgettable Posted at 13:16h in Reviews If there were any doubts about Jafar Panahi’s relevance, artistry, or sheer audacity, they are obliterated by It Was Just an Accident.

1 week ago | thejamreport.com | Doug Jamieson

REVIEW – ‘F1: The Movie’ is a gleaming, slickly crafted vehicle with no real gas in its engine Posted at 13:10h in Reviews You can almost hear the studio pitch echoing through the boardroom: Top Gun: Maverick on wheels, with Brad Pitt as the aging rebel pilot-slash-driver, racing against time, circumstance, and a cocky young upstart. It’s a pitch too sleek to resist. With real Formula One drivers in supporting cameos, actual Grand Prix locations scattered across the globe, and cameras that...