Time Out Sydney

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney May 17, 2018 3/5 There's a lot to admire here. [Simon] Baker finds an analogy for Winton's poetic prose in the ocean's undulations and the silent sanctuary of the undersea.... But the movie is blissed out on its own mojo. Go to Full Review Breath (2017) 80% 74%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Nov 16, 2017 3/5 Radcliffe throws himself wholeheartedly into the physical demands of this role and the result is a harrowing journey from which it's hard to glean much optimism. The boy might live, but what will be left of him? Go to Full Review Jungle (2017) 60% 59%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 3/5 Rupert Wyatt delivers on the giddy pleasures - climbing, leaping, swinging, plus the irresistable high of an upward-rushing learning curve. Go to Full Review Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) 82% 77%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 3/5 This is the low-temperature family romp that Happy Feet 2 should have been. Go to Full Review Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) 37% 61%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 3/5 Still, as a story of dysfunctionality begetting dyfunctionality, it packs a blackly funny punch, and Streep's performance is a thing to behold: a venomous arachnid at the centre of a web of familial cruelty. Go to Full Review August: Osage County (2013) 67% 63%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 4/5 Christopher Hampton's pared-back screenplay and Christophe Beaucarne's ravishing lensmanship locate the action in a reality that is only a blink away from the simmering landscape of the unconscious. Go to Full Review Adore (2013) 34% 41%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 2/5 Its title suggests a hint of madness: instead, it's utterly conventional and lacking in fangs. Go to Full Review Cut Snake (2014) 69% 48%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 4/5 [Submarine] is a wry coming-of-age comedy. Go to Full Review Submarine (2010) 88% 82%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 3/5 Ultimately the film is a testament to moxie of the arts scene in the Sunshine State. Go to Full Review The Curse Of The Gothic Symphony (2011) 100% 67%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 4/5 This is an effective story of war, peace, forgiveness and revenge. Go to Full Review The Railway Man (2013) 67% 68%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 4/5 There are laughs here as well as moments of devastation, thankfully, and genuine joy. Go to Full Review Charlie's Country (2013) 95% 83%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 2/5 It's about how grandparents are important even though they say weird things and make bad jokes and try to get you excited about boring things, like baseball. Go to Full Review Parental Guidance (2012) 18% 59%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 4/5 There are unusual rewards for viewers willing to climb ev'ry mountain with this deranged guide. Go to Full Review Mental (2012) 43% 55%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 3/5 Devotees of the novel will find this a faithful rendering. Go to Full Review Jasper Jones (2017) 78% 64%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 2/5 Battleship is logic-free Michael Bay-style fodder where nothing's at stake and even the jingoism is hard to take seriously. Everyone loses. Go to Full Review Battleship (2012) 33% 54%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 4/5 [Gatsby] is a canonical tale given a fresh spin. Go to Full Review The Great Gatsby (2013) 48% 62%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 4/5 Parents will smirk at the cameos from King Tut, Agamemnon and Marie Antoinette, while kids will be kept spellbound and accidentally learn a few useful facts too. Go to Full Review Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) 81% 73%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 4/5 This sweet little tragicomedy about life's absurdities plays out as a buddy movie in which two damaged men from opposite sides of the world find unexpected common ground. Go to Full Review A Chinese Tale (2011) 85% 79%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 4/5 This is cerebral sci-fi with a strong emotional undertow, largely thanks to Snook, who gives a heart-tugging performance as the gender-addled person of mystery. Go to Full Review Predestination (2014) 84% 75%

Nick Dent Time Out Sydney Sep 27, 2017 4/5 Rather than sci-fi head trips, the movie is about the self-defeating nature of jealousy in relationships, with Sullivan's facility for deadpan, screwball dialogue making it an unexpected delight. Go to Full Review The Infinite Man (2014) 95% 61%