Movie reviews of Jacob Richardson

IF is saccharine and perhaps a bit mistargeted, but ultimately beautiful, fun and enjoyable. Review

A sumptuous digital extravaganza that never quite reaches the heights of the previous trilogy. Review

This fast, funny, action-packed rom-com is a breath of fresh air, but not likely to stay with you for a long time. Review

Civil War is a shock to the system; a gorgeously made film that will have you on the edge of your seat, and leave you rattled. Review

Control is intriguing only in the fact that someone was willing to let Spacey back into the fold. Outside of that, the film is poorly acted, poorly edited, poorly shot, and poorly written. Review

Rambunctious, hilarious, crude, crass and surprising, Wicked Little Letters is a wicked little time in the cinema. Review

A flawless sequel to a flawless film, Villeneuve goes big, bold and epic with this installment. Review

A rip-roaring, fast paced, outspoken comedic crime farce, Drive Away Dolls is a swing for the fences piece of cinema. It’s a blast, but a relatively un-impactful one. Review

Bob Marley graces the big screen once again in this serviceable, if uninspired, biopic. Review

A musical update on the classic tale hits all the right notes. Review

This updated adaptation of the classic comedy coasts by on love of the first enjoyably enough, and adds a couple of funny jokes, but never recaptures the magic. Review

Eric Bana continues to be magnetic as Aaron Falk, but Force of Nature suffers under the weight of its source material. Review

Boy Swallows Universe is set to become an enduring phenom on Netflix, thanks to the strength of its performances and a wonderfully grounded, funny, traumatic and surprising story. Review

Funny and carried by the charm and chemistry between the two leads, Anyone But You mixes genuine laughs with beautiful Sydney scenery. Review

Sapped of all the fun, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is a barely coherent hodgepodge of tired film tropes and plot points, jumbled together lazily with some of the worst CGI of the year. Review

Baffling creative decisions, some truly poor CGI, and an array of deeply flawed Italian accents characterize what should have been a film about the man who invented Ferrari. Review

There’s something quite lovely about this film, irrespective of how cliche it feels. They don’t make movies like this anymore - a sort of Dead Poets Society on water. Review

Two grouchy characters, separated by age and class divides, form a gorgeous bond over a boarding school Christmas despite their uniquely disparate personalities, in this feel good, heartwarming tale. Review

Sumptuous and expansive, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is a gorgeously told epic, but struggles to truly capture the famed Emperor and his exploits, despite its expansive runtime. Perhaps Napoleon simply did too much to be reduced into a 2 and a half hour film? Review

Trolls: Band Together is like an on-screen radio mashup; hit after hit, perfectly forgettable, but perfectly enjoyable for 90 minutes. Review

The Marvels attempts to bring together three beloved Marvel characters, Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan, in what could have been an exciting adventure. However, the film falls short of its potential due to a cluttered narrative and lackluster visual effects. Review

A haunting, gorgeous and heartbreaking meditation on love, loss and grief, all told through a fantastical lens where you never quite know what is set to come next. Review

Stylish and suitably disorientating, if somewhat predictable, this low budget high concept feature makes the most of what it’s got. Review

While it never quite reaches the heights of Spiderverse, TMNT cements the fact that we’re living in a golden age of superhero animation. Review