Movie reviews of Jacob Richardson

Occupation: Rainfall is an overly busy and ambitious piece that, despite largely failing, is a convincing argument for developing Australian sci-fi as a genre. Review

A slow-burn revelatory experience, highlighting the reality of colonial Australia. Review

WW84 is pretty disappointing - a surface level plot, barely held together. For a character who was holding up the DCEU, one expected better. Instead, we’ll have to settle for yet another star turn from Pedro Pascal. Review

The Dry isn’t changing the face of cinema - it’s doing what we’ve seen before, just really, really well. For fans of the genre, or even for fans of big budget cinema in general, this is a must see. Review

Technically serviceable, but undeniably detestable. Review

The anti-Tenet, this plotless movie is aggressively dumb. Review

The Witches is a bit of a mess, but the bright spots are just enough to paper over the dull ones. Review

This is a worthy addition to the Christmas movie pantheon, but it’s ending rings hollow due to the subverted character arcs. Review

It stays with you long after you leave the cinema - that weirdly enjoyable, oddly engaging movie that dealt with grief, heartbreak, and loss, along with a healthy dose of gruff action and drama. Review

Fatman is a convoluted mess, and a disappointment in that it never reaches its true potential. At the same time, however, it would be a lie to say this wasn’t a fun and bonkers watch. Review

An Oscar-bait-y disappointment, elevated by fantastic performances. Review

Summerland isn’t breaking any boundaries, but it is a movie you can sink into with ease. Review

Freaky is a helluva lot of fun, and while it isn’t as scary as it could be, it is certainly funny as hell. Review

Radioactive is a strange, hard to pin down film, but the incredible true story of this historical pioneer and the performance from Rosamund Pike make this a worthy time at the cinema. Review

An interesting documentary that will introduce you to a New Zealand ban you’ve never heard of. Review

Never Rarely Sometimes Always is a harrowing and unrelenting film that ultimately is a treatise on the ability of young women to overcome a system designed to keep them down. Review

Liam Neeson sleepwalks through this unsurprising actioner. Review

A quirky romantic comedy that draws you ever deeper into a complete adoration of its strange world. Review

A good, but not great, courtroom drama. Review

A weird and engaging film; tackling gentrification and the steady marginalisation of San Francisco’s minorities in an undeniably magical mood piece. Review

A compelling story with a good twist, that needed an extra script-pass and surer directorial hands to really pop. Review

The Secrets We Keep is well made and poses a tough moral conundrum at its heart. But you’ll be hard pressed getting through one viewing, let alone two. Review

Goddess of Fortune is an uneven film to be sure, with moments of levity that bring joy. Either way, this is a film with content unlikely to be seen in a mainstream American film, and tackling of that is worth a watch. Review

Despite the glory of the Western Australian landscape, Dirt Music is a basically unwatchable adaptation. Review