Commercial gloss of The Fate of the Furious a bit too shiny for villainous fun
Charlize Theron joins the action franchise as a slinky dreadlocked hacker, but after her spectacular work in Mad Max: Fury Road, it's disappointing.
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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.
Anne Hathaway makes monstrous in a film like no other
Godzilla comes home to Mainland in Nacho Vigalondo's monster mash-up.
Not even Daleks and Voldemort can save The Lego Batman Movie
Poorly crafted in-jokes and borrowed baddies make a disappointing spinoff to the successful Lego Movie.
Smurfs get a lesson in gender equality
You'd be forgiven for expecting much less from blockbuster children's entertainment.
Zach's Ceremony an unguarded glimpse of secret men's business
"Knowledge is everything," the older Doomadgee tells his son, meaning traditional knowledge gained through initiation, but equally knowledge of the history of Indigenous relations with whites.
Gaston and LeFou are Beauty and the Beast's most connected couple: review
Director Bill Condon's attention to psychological realism sits awkwardly in a story of old-fashioned, anti-feminist romance.
Power Rangers review: Painfully slow, uninsightful comic-book silliness
Director Dean Israelite relies on tired teen tropes to explore the lives of his unlikely superheroes.
Baldwin starring as a grown-up baby is weird and confusing
This film can't decide whether it's for kids or adults, let alone where reality ends and fantasy begins.
Tale of charismatic time traveller just a tiresome fantasy
Rachel Ward shines as Otto Bloom's love interest in a film that otherwise feels like a vehicle for the director's own wish fulfillment.
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