Reviews Archive - REEL GOOD

REVIEW | Back in Action (2025)

Derek Armstrong / 10:17 / 22.01.25

A new action comedy starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz has plenty of spark.

Derek Armstrong / 9:10 / 21.01.25

The new Bob Dylan biopic has surface appeal but no depth to its narrative or themes.

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.