Entertainment

Craig Mathieson

Craig Mathieson has been the film critic for The Sunday Age since March 2012, having previously held the same position for Rolling Stone and The Bulletin. The former magazine editor writes widely on film, music and television, and is still able to quote sizeable chunks of the dialogue from Michael Mann's Heat.

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis  in <i>Fences</i>, a film that never pushes to truly escape being stage bound.

A family divided

Viola Davis' depth counterbalances Denzel Washington's swagger in a film that reflects its stage beginnings.