Movie reviews of Jacob Richardson

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

On The Rocks is a fizzy, funny and insightful caper. Anchored in an entrancing chemistry between Rashida Jones and Bill Murray, this delightful romp is supported by an effortlessly witty repartee. Review

A predictably generic sequel that is both a chore to watch, and a brightly-coloured effervescent pop that washes over you with little viewing effort required. Review

A serviceable documentary that struggles to find its voice. Review

Woah dude, a perfectly fun time to be had at the cinema approaches. Review

A visually spectacular remake that captures the heart of the original, without slavish recreationalism. Review

A powerful documentary that, despite its low budget feel, reaches the heart of the issue with compassion and intrigue. Review

A strong ending can't entirely replace the middling to poor early parts of the film. Review

A burning treatise on cyclical poverty, racism and police overreach in the streets of Paris. Review

A truly epic undertaking. A pure creative tour de force that needs to be seen to be believed. Review

An amiable and ambling film, that wears its heart on its sleeve. Review

Like watching six movies in one, but all of them done poorly. Review

Unhinged isn’t a good film, but for a schmaltzy and poorly written farce, it is bloody entertaining. Review

A middling adaptation that never truly reaches the fantastical nature of its source material. Review

Funny and poignant, The King of Staten Island impresses. Review