Lego Batman movie tinkers with DC Comics bible but is lots of fun
Inside jokes for Bat fans abound in this frenetic Lego take on Batman.
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Sandra Hall
Sandra Hall is the author of two novels (A Thousand Small Wishes and Beyond the Break), two histories of the Australian television industry (Supertoy and Turning On, Turning Off) and Tabloid Man, a biography of Ezra Norton, the man who established Truth and The Daily Mirror. She was film critic at The Bulletin magazine prior to joining The Sydney Morning Herald in 1996.
The noble encounter the monstrous in space
Astronauts are thrilled to find signs of life in this sci-fi film with Jake Gyllenhaal. Then the panic sets in.
Sands of shame
A menacing stretch of white beach fills this little-known war story with dread.
Low-key honesty packs quiet strength
Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton play it straight and shine in American race relations drama Loving.
Who's who of Stratton's cinematic life
David Stratton's passion for film is traced in this documentary on the critic's life and work.
Consummate whodunit thrives on things unsaid
Feelgood is a word unlikely ever to find its way into this Oscar-winning director's vocabulary.
In the face of courage
Jasper Jones is brought from book to film with spirit and unpredictability.
History gilded with melodrama in rousing saga
Bitter Harvest speeds through miraculous escapes, fortuitous coincidences and perilous train journeys across vast distances.
High school comedy reaches new low
There isn't a social taboo left intact by the time Fist Fight is finished.
Fresh take on the evils of Nazism
Alone in Berlin rises above the familiar approach to screen depictions of Nazi horrors.
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