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Review of Deadpool 2 (2018)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 14 May 2018

The story is more cohesive than the first and somewhere amid all the mocking and the 37th pastiche might just be an original voice…

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Review of Tully (2018)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 09 May 2018

The reason Tully works is because of the sparkling chemistry between Theron and Mackenzie - it makes you want to spend time in their company,…

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Review of Chappaquiddick (2018)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 09 May 2018

A deftly executed examination of the man at the centre of the scandal and the psychological scars that come from being a Kennedy scion…

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Review of A Quiet Place (2018)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 03 Apr 2018

With its chilling premise, heart-thumping execution and deeper anxieties about family and parenthood, A Quiet Place is sure to join the pantheon…

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Review of A Quiet Place (2016)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 03 Apr 2018

With its chilling premise, heart-thumping execution and deeper anxieties about family and parenthood, A Quiet Place is sure to join the pantheon…

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Review of The Death of Stalin (2017)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 28 Mar 2018

The Death of Stalin is signature Iannucci - absurd set-ups leading to even more outrageous ends via the spitefully delicious cadence of his dialogue…

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Review of A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 27 Mar 2018

A Wrinkle in Time unevenly ambles along with a nice message about families, love and self-acceptance, and sprinkled with some visually spectacular…

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Review of Blockers (2018)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 26 Mar 2018

Blockers is a smart, progressive and lizzingly hilarious comedy that completely defies expectations…

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Review of Peter Rabbit (2018)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 26 Mar 2018

The blend of animation and live action feels natural and even at its most ridiculous points, the film is still irresistibly likeable…

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Review of Tomb Raider (2018)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 26 Mar 2018

It all feels half-arsed - you'll be so bored at times you'll find yourself wondering if the rock placement in a jungle scene looks too fake…

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Review of Annihilation (2018)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 26 Mar 2018

Absorbing and hypnotic, Annihilation is the best kind of sci-fi film - the kind that challenges and subverts the genre, all the while introducing…

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Review of Ready Player One (2018)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 26 Mar 2018

Ready Player One is vintage Spielberg - a noble hero with good intentions on a quest against the bad guy who just doesn't get it…

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Review of Red Sparrow (2018)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 27 Feb 2018

The greatest disappointment about Red Sparrow is that it could've been so much more than it was, so thank god it looked beautiful because it…

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Review of Game Night (2018)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 23 Feb 2018

Game Night is a surprisingly solid and funny comedy that relies largely on the charisma and flair of its stars…

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Review of Lady Bird (2017)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 12 Feb 2018

It's almost too hard to write about Lady Bird precisely because it's so brilliant that no words could possibly capture its spirit and convey…

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Review of Black Panther (2018)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 12 Feb 2018

What you don't expect from Marvel is a thoughtful story steeped in political parallels and the historical baggage of racial discrimination…

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Review of Molly's Game (2017)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 05 Feb 2018

Molly's Game is an entertaining and confident debut for Aaron Sorkin, even if it's definitely too long…

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Review of Phantom Thread (2017)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 05 Feb 2018

Daniel Day-Lewis has turned in a measured, masterful performance of a flawed man who could be tender and kind, petulant and dismissive, and…

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Review of Sweet Country (2018)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 24 Jan 2018

Sweet Country is a slow burn, an almost meditative reflection on the power dynamics between the white colonialists and the indigenous population…

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Review of I, Tonya (2017)

By Wenlei Ma (213) for News.com.au (213) on 24 Jan 2018

The movie is a wildly entertaining if imperfect telling of the unlikely champion from the wrong side of the tracks and the violent 1994 incident…

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