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Stephen Romei

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Madly (2025) 80% 3.5/5 EDIT “The script cleverly bounces between the two real people, drinking wine and eating [lasagna], and their interior monologues. It’ll make any viewer think about where they went wrong on a date. ” – The Australian Jan 27, 2026 Full Review The Housemaid (2025) 74% 3.5/5 EDIT “It goes to places that might make Hannibal Lecter blink. The darker it becomes, the more implausible it is, but it’s held together by impressive perfomances by Amanda Seyfried, Sydney Sweeney and Brandon Sklenar.” – The Australian Jan 5, 2026 Full Review Sentimental Value (2025) 97% 3.5/5 EDIT “I think it’s good but not great. The performances are strong, especially by American actor Elle Fanning...the script solid and the direction and cinematography accomplished. But, for this viewer, it falls short on the emotional punch it promises.” – The Australian Dec 29, 2025 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 94% 4/5 EDIT “Chalamet revels in this character’s warts. It’s terrific to see him inhabit such an unpleasant person. It’s one of the best performances of the year in one of the best films of the year.” – The Australian Dec 29, 2025 Full Review The Golden Spurtle (2025) 93% 4/5 EDIT “This is a movie about people doing something they love. In this case, it’s mixing oatmeal, water and salt to make “the epitome of Scottish food”. They come from all over the world and from all walks of life. They are all wonderfully kooky.” – The Australian Dec 15, 2025 Full Review Jay Kelly (2025) 75% 3/5 EDIT “This film is well-made and entertaining but it is not as complex or as thoughtful as earlier Baumbach works...” – The Australian Dec 15, 2025 Full Review Nuremberg (2025) 72% 2.5/5 EDIT “This film tosses up some interesting questions, including doctor-patient confidentiality versus duty to the state, but doesn’t explore them in a convincing manner. ” – The Australian Dec 15, 2025 Full Review The Running Man (2025) 63% 3.5/5 EDIT “It’s entertaining enough but a bit empty. ” – The Australian Dec 15, 2025 Full Review Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) 61% 2.5/5 EDIT “It has a couple of impressive moments but overall it is dull, clichéd and heavy-handed.” – The Australian Dec 15, 2025 Full Review Frankenstein (2025) 85% 3.5/5 EDIT “The plot broadly follows Shelley’s novel but the director does significant rewrites that I suspect will lead to suggestions this is a woke Frankenstein...I think the changes neutralise the power of one of the most influential works of fiction yet written.” – The Australian Oct 28, 2025 Full Review Roofman (2025) 87% 2/5 EDIT “I think more Roofman, less Toys R Us squatter would have made this a more entertaining film.” – The Australian Oct 17, 2025 Full Review Beast of War (2025) 89% 3.5/5 EDIT “It’s old-fashioned film-making and I think we need more of it.” – The Australian Oct 10, 2025 Full Review The Smashing Machine (2025) 70% 3.5/5 EDIT “You don’t have to be into MMA or sport in general to engage with the characters. Watch it for the human drama and the fine acting.” – The Australian Oct 4, 2025 Full Review One Battle After Another (2025) 94% 4/5 EDIT “Indeed the whole movie is non-stop for 162 minutes, propelled by the camerawork, the whiplash script, the outstanding performances and the musical score by Jonny Greenwood, from English rock band Radiohead.” – The Australian Sep 26, 2025 Full Review Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) 91% 3.5/5 EDIT “This movie is a pleasure to watch. It is beautifully shot (cinematographer Ben Smithard) and gloriously costumed (costume designer Anna Robbins). ” – The Australian Sep 20, 2025 Full Review Il ragazzo dai pantaloni rosa (2024) 3/5 EDIT “[The film] has moments of cruelty and sadness, but also of resistance and beauty.” – The Australian Sep 20, 2025 Full Review Sorry, Baby (2025) 97% 3/5 EDIT “This is a different approach to trauma drama. Parts of it are too heavy-handed but overall this film, co-produced by Barry Jenkins, director of the 2016 Oscar winner Moonlight, is a strong debut feature.” – The Australian Sep 12, 2025 Full Review Caught Stealing (2025) 85% 3.5/5 EDIT “This is a straightforward, entertaining crime thriller.” – The Australian Sep 12, 2025 Full Review Splitsville (2025) 84% 2/5 EDIT “It takes some interesting ideas, such as monogamy versus open relationships, adds general coupledom anxieties, but fails to follow through on them in any meaningful way.” – The Australian Sep 12, 2025 Full Review The Roses (2025) 64% 3.5/5 EDIT “The dazzling script is thespian heaven for the stars, Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch, who put a wicked British spin on this remake of Danny DeVito’s 1989 movie The War of the Roses...” – The Australian Sep 5, 2025 Full Review Kangaroo Island (2024) 3/5 EDIT “This is a solid debut film by the advertising creative director (full name Timothy David Piper) who came up with the green gecko character for tyre manufacturer Bridgestone Australia.” – The Australian Sep 5, 2025 Full Review Honey Don't! (2025) 45% 2/5 EDIT “The director throws a lot of dead bodies in the air but doesn’t land them in a convincing storytelling way.” – The Australian Sep 2, 2025 Full Review An Ordinary Case (2024) 3/5 EDIT “The French film [An Ordinary Case] doesn’t have as much drama in the witness box as I would like, but it makes up for that outside the courtroom. ” – The Australian Sep 2, 2025 Full Review The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025) 96% 4/5 EDIT “This is a fish-out-of-water, odd couple, art and romance dramedy that reminds me of terrific television series such as Hamish Macbeth (1995-97) and Northern Exposure (1990-95). It is charming throughout, humorous and moving.” – The Australian Sep 2, 2025 Full Review The Life of Chuck (2024) 80% 3/5 EDIT “This film should be better than it is. It relies far too much on spoken exposition... Its best moments are when it is showing – such as Hiddleston and Pajak dancing – rather than telling.” – The Australian Aug 21, 2025 Full Review
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