Leigh Paatsch
Knockabout Arthur slow on the uptake
REVIEW: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is enjoyable, and even exciting at times, but all up it’s a big mess, writes Leigh Paatsch.
A history lesson you didn’t ask for
Kick-ass Keanu another guilty pleasure
Dire duo in comedy trainwreck
Legal drama lacks impact of Spotlight
Ridley’s prequel a deep-space chiller
Ledger doco’s a missed opportunity
Warts and all of an amazing artist
Surfing doco goes beyond the cliches
Ledger doco a missed opportunity
A great five-star film experience
Fun-filled tribute to old-school stunts
Bland tear-jerker for dog lovers
Courage cannot be held in captivity
Guardians 2 cruises on autopilot
An action-thriller like no other
A reminder why Isabelle is the best
Rules of attraction a pleasing trifle
Guardians sequel is bigger but bloated
So-so wedding comedy fails to deliver
Old-timers rescue bland comedy
Hollywood blockbusters you must see
Gruesome horror not for faint-hearted
Sluggish thriller lacks meat on its bones
WWII dramedy is an all-ages affair
Fate of the Furious is juiced-up joy
A ghost story with a difference
A gently haunting drama of lost love
Colossal on twists, short on rewards
Denial puts truth on the stand
FROM AROUND THE SITE
Parents face jail under abduction crackdown
A PARENT who refuses to bring their children home from overseas will face up to three years jail under a federal Government crackdown on international abduction.
Nine slammed for Block ‘whitewashing’
CHANNEL Nine’s popular reality renovating series The Block has come under fire for being too “white”, with its casting lacking diversity.
Teens arrested after alleged knifepoint robbery
TWO teenagers, one of them just 14 years old, have been arrested for allegedly using a knife to rob a taxi driver at Elizabeth Park.
Cyber strategy should be top priority
IN today’s world, it’s not always easy to tell the fake from the real. This is especially true when it comes to emails and websites.
Novatech is the main event
AT the Novatech headquarters clients can sit in the midst of a 3D visualisation of the event they want to hold, and experience what it will be like to actually be there.
Redarc firing up for more growth
Anthony Kittel explains why his company wants to bring on 90 new staff.
Pork rolls into Fromeland
THIS week Off The Record finds electoral pork pouring into a key independent’s seat, Dame Edna achieving immortality with three words and a footy champ failing to score from his big property sale.
Lights off could add power to wallets
SOUTH Australian energy users will be paid to reduce or switch off their electricity use under a new $22.5 million, three-year pilot program.
Revealed: ATO chief son’s secret lover
EXCLUSIVE: THE former lover of an accused mastermind behind an alleged $165 million tax scam has told how he lavished her with luxury gifts and overseas trips.
Holden help ads slammed
A $500,000 State Government advertising campaign aimed at assisting workers affected by Holden’s closure has been labelled as “tokenistic” and an “outrageous” waste of taxpayers’ money.
Buy now, pay later, wins customers
AUSTRALIAN retail payments company Afterpay has seen its iPhone and iPad app reach number one on the App store charts, just 48 hours since launching it on Apple’s App Store, says managing director, Nick Molnar (pictured left).
Oval tourism sparks six-storey apartment bid
DEMAND for tourist accommodation near the revamped Adelaide Oval is behind a proposed new six-storey development for North Adelaide’s Melbourne St.
World falls in love with our big cat Omar
UPDATE: HE’S in the running to be named the world’s longest cat, but massive Croydon moggie Omar might have a new crown: the most popular.
Big boost for Codan profits
CODAN has boosted its profit forecast by a quarter based on strong gold detector sales into Africa.
Thanks, Lou, you gave us so much joy
LOU Richards might not have been the best player to pull on a boot but he was still a footy legend who gave the game, and the public, so much, writes Ron Joseph.