Film & TV critic for @GuardianAus @FlicksAustralia. PHD in VR as an art form. Critic since 1997. Climate activist. Creator of The Cage Gauge https://xitter.cf/t.co/669oChV04L
Melbourne, Victoria
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The Batman franchise endures partly because of its central location. Me on why 2024 has been a great year for Gotham City flicks.com.au/features/its-b…
Robert Zemeckis' new film is a rare example of a multiplex movie that’s both truly experimental, and truly *Hollywood*. But it's not all good news... flicks.com.au/features/the-b…
This electrically intense film about the former world No 4 tennis champion Jelena Dokic made my heart pound and my eyes well up theguardian.com/film/2024/no…
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David Stratton on a life reviewing films – and the one TV show he thinks is ‘pretty damn good’ theguardian.com/film/2024/no…
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Tom Hardy finishes the Venom movies on an insane high, writes @lukebuckmaster
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Against all odds, Tom Hardy turned a blockbuster franchise into an experimental canvas, and made a CGI-slathered performance feel fundamentally his flicks.com.au/features/tom-h…
The sad paucity of horror movies directed by Indigenous Australians immediately makes the Stolen Generations-themed The Moogai a work of cultural significance. My review theguardian.com/film/2024/oc…
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Plum review – Brendan Cowell triumphs as a rugby player off the rails theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
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My Freaky Family review – overly quirky and unforgivably mawkish animation theguardian.com/film/2024/oc…
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Hey Hollywood, @lukebuckmaster has a request: can we take a break from hitman movies?
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Hey Hollywood, enough with all the freakin' hitman movies! Boy is this genre over-satured. Me on why it's time to take a break flicks.com.au/features/hey-h…
Succession, but in the outback! Netflix's rollicking, thoroughly bingeable action-drama Territory is a sensationally heady mix. My review theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
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Territory review – ‘Succession in the outback’ makes for rollicking TV theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
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Life is a game…pick your world skin 🎮✨
We’re only scratching the surface of video-to-video. Imagine seeing this in real-time through smart glasses!
The box office flopping of Joker: Folie à Deux is the least of Hollywood's problems. Me on the film's failures, the decline of the comic book movie, and what's next flicks.com.au/features/joker…
What a show! @StanAustralia's new series Thou Shalt Not Kill is a fiendishly entertaining on-the-run story that leaps from the screen like a frog strapped to a firecracker. My review theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
The key challenge for The Office Australia was to bring something new to the table. The amazing thing is that the creators don’t seem to have even tried. My review theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
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The Office Australia review – an edgeless reboot doomed for the shredder theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
Is the new Apple-produced film Submerged, available on its Vision Pro headset, a vision of the future of entertainment? I weigh up the good and the bad flicks.com.au/features/subme…
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After Carrie arrived on the scene, horror cinema was never quite the same. @lukebuckmaster looks back on a seminal and extraordinarily atmospheric production. okt.to/5N3AH2
