Derek Armstrong, Author at REEL GOOD

REVIEW | Emilia Perez (2024)

Derek Armstrong / 10:10 / 16.01.25

A wild new musical about a transgender drug lord -- yes you read that right -- opens in Australian cinemas after cleaning up at the Golden Globes.

Derek Armstrong / 8:42 / 15.01.25

The choosing of a new pope is highly cinematic in the new movie from the director of All Quiet on the Western Front.

Derek Armstrong / 8:05 / 14.01.25

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield star in a shuffled narrative about a couple facing disease and the choices that brings.

Derek Armstrong / 9:30 / 13.01.25

Jesse Eisenberg directs himself and Kieran Culkin as cousins on a pilgrimage to Poland.

Derek Armstrong / 21:56 / 08.01.25

Robert Eggers' remake of the seminal F.W. Murnau vampire film is a visual wonder that loses steam as it goes.

Derek Armstrong / 3:41 / 02.01.25

Sean Baker's film about the son of a Russian oligarch and the sex worker he marries won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Derek Armstrong / 1:15 / 27.12.24

The Sonic the Hedgehog series rebounds from its weak second entry on the wings of a gonzo performance from Jim Carrey.

Derek Armstrong / 0:00 / 24.12.24

An absorbing and heartbreaking story of Mumbai nurses, which won a top prize at Cannes, hits cinemas on Boxing Day.

Derek Armstrong / 9:51 / 20.12.24

The Robbie Williams biopic has a life and vitality that goes beyond its central gimmick.