Allied defies the conventions of the sexy spy genre: review
Robert Zemeckis' latest film is an intricately woven throwback to Old Hollywood.
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Jake Wilson
Jake Wilson was born in London and grew up in Melbourne. He got his start reviewing movies for various websites and has been writing for the Age since 2006.
Jim Jarmusch's Iggy Pop and the Stooges doco one for the fans
Iggy - real name James Osterberg - has a surprisingly sharp memory for a punk legend but isn't the greatest of raconteurs.
Vampire yawn-fest misses the mark
The fifth instalment in the series is short on action, unconvincing and bogged down by boring discussions of vampire politics.
Trolls review: stars can't save this disposable, saccharine schlock
It's not the kind of kids' film that adults can bear to sit through, even if Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake and John Cleese have lent their star power.
Quirky dramedy comes with welcome surprises
It's no masterpiece but Jason Bateman's quirky film is far better than other recent films in the genre.
Nocturnal Animals review: literary games fail to make cinematic leap
Modern literary novels are risky for filmmakers to adapt, especially those explicitly concerned with the act of reading.
Gibson puts stamp on Hacksaw Ridge, but not in entirely good way
Mel Gibson the filmmaker is a divided soul – committed to Christian principles of peace and forgiveness, yet fascinated by violence of the most horrific kind. The pattern continues in Hacksaw Ridge.
Ben Affleck's savant superhero bogged down in pointlessly complicated plot
Ben Affleck's high-functioning autistic savant Christian Wolff has unique maths skills that are in demand in the world of organised crime.
Affleck joins growing army of cinematic savants
Midway through Barry Levinson's 1988 comedy-drama Rain Man, the autistic Raymond Babbitt (Dustin Hoffman) reveals himself as a mathematical savant, muttering the answers to complex sums posed by a doctor. Raymond's brother, Charlie (Tom Cruise), looks on in wonderment: "He should work for NASA or something like that."
Downright touching denouement to Tom Cruise action sequel
In Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, time finally looks to be catching up with him Tom Cruise's macho fantasy about a middle-aged guy with the force of an invulnerable machine.
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