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Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) 4 days ago 4/5 Pattinson’s superb performance isolates Hansen’s aggression, ambition and hypocrisy with a clinical precision that becomes increasingly worrying to witness. Go to Full Review Primetime (2026) 86% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) 4 days ago 4.5/5 Using a complex combo of cameras positioned on drones, helicopters and adjacent slopes, the viewer becomes invested, involved, exhilarated and exhausted to a staggering degree. Go to Full Review Everest: The Other Side (2026) 77% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) 4 days ago 3.5/5 Expertly acted and written, this compelling (and every so often, genuinely humorous) affair shines a new light on how D-Day became one of the most important dates in military history. Go to Full Review Pressure (2026) 89% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) 4 days ago 3/5 As far as straight-to-streaming heist movies go – and yes, that is very much a genre in its own right these days – Masterplan is one of the better efforts you will come across. Go to Full Review Masterplan (2026) 33% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) 4 days ago 3.5/5 Clayface’s unhappy knack of making you sit there and see things you simply can’t unsee is the production’s principal calling card, and it plays it in winning (and wincing) style over and over again. Go to Full Review Clayface (2026) 77% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) 4 days ago 3/5 Under the direction of Waititi, the movie strikes an unusual balance between twee, simple comedy and sophisticated drama that will not to be to the taste of all viewers. Go to Full Review Klara and the Sun (2026) 26% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) Oct 16, 2026 1.5/5 The paranormal reasoning behind how Other Mommy came to exist is barely addressed, and the illogical responses of Bela and her family to their face-melting, bone-snapping guest are too ridiculous for words. Go to Full Review Other Mommy (2026) 19% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) Oct 16, 2026 3/5 Nevertheless, the solid performance of Abrams in such cramped confines – often emoting through the eyes alone – should not be underrated for a moment. Go to Full Review Whalefall (2026) 74% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) Oct 15, 2026 3.5/5 While there are occasions where this version could have benefited from a consistently lighter touch, the timeless appeal of Sense and Sensibility as a story remains undiminished. Go to Full Review Sense and Sensibility (2026) 78% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) Oct 8, 2026 4/5 Amir Bar-Lev studiously stitches together a powerful procedural overview of what occurred up on K2 in 2021, across a strained three months that ended in terrifying tragedy for some, and tainted triumph for others. A tough, yet telling watch. Go to Full Review The Last First: Winter K2 (2026) 97% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) Oct 8, 2026 4.5/5 As played by Succession star Jeremy Strong, Sorkin’s incisive writing brings us as up, close and impersonal to the Facebook/Meta supremo as we will ever get. Go to Full Review The Social Reckoning (2026) 54% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) Oct 1, 2026 3/5 By all means, approach Digger with an open mind, but also approach with justifiable caution. Go to Full Review Digger (2026) 53% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) Oct 1, 2026 3/5 The three leading players work through Hoover’s melodramatic material with both a wink in their eye and a wonk in their step that will entertain viewers right through to Verity’s cravenly kooky climax. Go to Full Review Verity (2026) 31% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) Sep 23, 2026 3/5 A frustrating, but revealing portrait of the never-ending battle between commitment and compromise. Go to Full Review The Great Arch (2025) 89% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) Sep 23, 2026 4/5 It is hard to put into words just how alert, alive and irresistibly funny this fresh iteration of Resident Evil turns out to be. Leave your suspicions at the door, and let the rush carry you away. Go to Full Review Resident Evil (2026) 96% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) Sep 23, 2026 3.5/5 The clear and astonishingly communicative understanding that exists between James and Odin (and for that matter, Pitt and his canine co-star) never once makes their torrid journey feel like a testing ordeal for the viewer. Go to Full Review Heart of the Beast (2026) 84% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) Sep 17, 2026 3.5/5 A Roger Rabbit-esque combo of live-action and traditional animation is deployed to impressive effect here. More importantly, the movie is always funny, and always fun. Go to Full Review Coyote vs. Acme (2026) 96% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) Sep 17, 2026 4/5 Not surprisingly, the movie doesn’t put a hoof wrong throughout as it gambols up and over any possible flat spots in its swift 80-minute run time. Go to Full Review Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026) 99% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) Sep 17, 2026 4/5 Best likened to a thrilling three-way cross between The Shawshank Redemption, Deliverance and The Revenant, this punishing drama nails its gritty, gripping brief in fine style. Go to Full Review The Weight (2026) 94% - -

Leigh Paatsch Daily Telegraph (Australia) Sep 10, 2026 3/5 While the Ritchson-Wilson banter is effective enough on the comedy front, Runner truly excels when it comes to its cleverly executed fight and stunt sequences. Go to Full Review Runner (2026) 78% - -