Movie reviews of Jacob Richardson

Sing 2 loses the thread with some of its existing characters, but replaces it with a tale of heart, mourning and moving on that is really beautiful. Review

A blast from the past given a twist of the modern, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a worthy, if imperfect, update to the franchise and a fun summer flick to indulge in. Review

Evidently low-budget, but admirably interesting - if you can set aside some of the cliches of troubled writers. Review

Ambitious and gargantuan, the spiritual closer to the Tom Holland Spiderman series is phenomenal. Review

Despite some A+ songs, this musical serves up nothing truly new. Review

A gorgeous, slow-burn, erotic Western noir that can’t be put neatly into a little box; and is all the better for it. Review

Despite a great lead performance, the pacing and muddled dialogue of this piece fails to entertain. Review

Fun and at times engaging, if relatively overplayed and heavy handed, children’s fare. Review

Dune is a masterpiece, that has to be seen to be believed. Review

A haphazard, shoddy follow-up to the cult hit. Review

A gorgeous piece of filmmaking that focuses on the people in this piece, rather than the fighting and setpieces. Review

A heavy handed, occasionally moving, look at immigration, citizenship and deportation in the US, anchored in a well performed family drama. Review

Sparkling: The Story of Champagne is a baffling documentary that jumps all over the place. For those interested in champagne, this will be tolerable, but one imagines for a general audience this is best reserved for when it debuts on Sunday arvo television. Review

Passing is slow, and could be a tough to engage with streaming film, but those who make it through will reap the rewards of a stunningly beautiful, and well acted, drama. Review

Last Night In Soho is a joy; thrilling, exciting, beautiful and, ultimately, the sort of movie you’ll think on fondly for weeks after leaving the theatre. Review

An electrifying burst of chaotic energy; impossible to look away from. Review

A genuinely funny and lovely kids film that occasionally tackles the social media behemoths with sledgehammer subtlety. Review

A flawed, but engaging documentary piece, Sumodo -The Successors of Samurai- is a unique traipse into the intriguing world of sumo. Review

Three Perfect Daughters has some problematic helicopter parenting, but is a funny take on well-worn material. Review

A surprisingly nuanced take on rape culture, told with suitable bravado and violence for a medieval epic. Review

A meditative comedy, with a huge but largely misspent cast, nevertheless offers an entertaining reprieve from the day-to-day. Review

A somewhat baffling attempt at intertwined destinies, and unavoidable violence. Review

A surprisingly calm turn from Nic Cage anchors this affecting drama of one man and his truffle pig. Review

Serviceable but unessential viewing, Forever First Love struggles to define its place. Review