Leigh Paatsch
The Big Sick is a big dose of rom and com
REVIEW: The Big Sick gets the tired old rom-com off life support and back on its feet with plenty of laughs and a lot of heart.
A cold-case thriller that chills
REVIEW: Wind River is a gripping, if grinding crime procedural from the mind that gave us Sicario and Hell or High Water.
A film with funny celebrity impressions
REVIEW: Trip to Spain is yet another highfalutin hangout movie from Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, with fine food and funny impersonations.
A Ghost Story hunts haunts with style
REVIEW: A Ghost Story wins Casey Affleck the title belt for Weirdest Thing A Best Actor Oscar Winner Ever Did Next.
A Monster Calls hardly monstrous at all
REVIEW: A Monster Calls is a refined, imaginative and serenely composed family drama, carefully adapted from the 2011 novel by Patrick Ness.
War for Planet of the Apes is a ripper
REVIEW: War for the Planet of the Apes brilliantly brings it and swings it for king of the jungle, the one and only Andy Serkis.
Dunkirk is a modern masterpiece
REVIEW: Dunkirk is not only one of the finest movies to happen along in the 21st century so far. It is one of the greatest war movies of all-time, period.
The Black Prince a right royal snooze
REVIEW: There is definitely a tale to be told about The Black Prince. Unfortunately, this film turns a cracking period yarn into a plodding mess.
Baby Driver has 5-star licence to thrill
REVIEW: Baby Driver is the instant classic that will snap 2017 out of its fatigued funk with style. Strap yourself in for one of the year’s best.
To the Bone gets anorexia message right
REVIEW: To the Bone has wrongly drawn heat towards Netflix over accusations it may glorify eating disorders, or harm the healing of those fighting them.
Beguiled swims in sexual undercurrents
REVIEW: In The Beguiled, you will find one man, seven women, and a multitude of desires. Who knew the Civil War was so sensual ... and so dangerous?
Okja pigs out big time for Netflix
REVIEW: Okja is the latest prestige movie release from Netflix’s new cinema division. You’ll be meeting a big pig, a little girl and an evil multinational.
Chicken People is poultry in motion
REVIEW: Chicken People is a fine-feathered feel-good doco surprise about chooks chasing gold at a posh pedigree breeders’ show.
It’s tough being the new kid on the web
REVIEW: Spider-Man Homecoming is a likeable enough lightweight reboot. But when push comes to shove, it’s only mid-strength Marvel stuff.
It Comes at Night a stark chiller
REVIEW: It Comes at Night stars a superb Joel Edgerton as a father fighting to keep his family away from a plague that could end life as we know it.
The best films for your kids this holiday
LET national film reviewer Leigh Paatsch help you organise the perfect movie outing for your family this school holidays, with star ratings for toddlers to teens.
The House wins for Will Ferrell
REVIEW: Will Ferrell is back to his hilarious best alongside Amy Poehler in the riotous new comedy the House, as a couple desperate for cash open an underground casino.
It’s unhappy hour at Hotel Coolgardie
REVIEW: Two Finnish backpackers get more than they bargained for when they take jobs at a hellish Australian pub.
This week's movie releases
What to see at the movies right now
CAN’T decide what movie to see this week? National movie reviewer Leigh Paatsch has every current release covered to make your choice easier.
