Patrick Wilson

Film Review: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom brings the DCEU to an end with a droplet rather than a splash

And just like that, the DCEU comes to a close with a droplet rather than the splash we were expecting a decade ago. In 2013, when Man of Steel premiered, there was the promise of an exciting future of storytelling to be told for the variety of characters within the DC lore.  There was rousing,…

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The king of Atlantis returns in first Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom trailer

Director James Wan and Aquaman himself, Jason Momoa, alongside Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Nicole Kidman, return in the sequel to the highest-grossing DC film of all time: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s…

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Film Review: Insidious: The Red Door is one that we should shut and deadbolt closed!

After a genuinely scary first offering in James Wan‘s Insidious (2010), the Leigh Whannell-created series has failed to make good on any of the unnerving potential with its sequels (and prequels) going forward.  As each subsequent film seems to earn less and less favourable word from critics and audiences, there’s an almost immediate sense of…

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Film Review: Moonfall is an explicable cluster of sci-fi nonsense

Known as the “master of disaster”, due to his penchant for predominantly large-scale destructive narratives, director Roland Emmerich has, once again, assembled an abundance of special effects, overt exposition, and stock standard human characters for his latest suspension of disbelief – Moonfall. Whilst his varied directorial career is littered with some genuine genre gems –…

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Film Review: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It relies on cheap scares instead of shadowy suspense

Having essentially built itself around the “based on a true story” hook, the Conjuring universe of films have been served well by a selling point that’s either something you buy into or simply accept as neat marketing. Whilst there’s no denying that Ed and Lorraine Warren did exist and built a name for themselves as…

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Film Review: Aquaman (USA, 2018) proves utterly unapologetic in its decision to play everything as riotous

After what has felt to be an endless journey for Jason Momoa‘s portrayal of the King of Atlantis to grace the screens, Aquaman finally arrives in the hopes of both serving the character justice and steering the DC ship back on course after the underwhelming Justice League. Traditionally a blonde-haired/blue-eyed creation that was often the…

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New Music to Listen to This Week (27th August 2017)

Looking for a round-up of all the best new music? Search no further than our weekly Spotify playlist packed with our writer’s and editor’s favourite picks. You’ve got the dreamy new one from Adelaide’s Timberwolf, a spirited cut from Tempus Suns‘ recently released debut EP, the latest from Patrick Wilson that’s guaranteed to put a…

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Music Video of the Day: Patrick Wilson “Nobody” (2017)

Melbourne’s Patrick Wilson is fast forming for himself a well-deserved reputation for being a wonderful storyteller through his music. He weaves Americana in with indie, applies lashings of groove and steeps it all in undeniable soul. With a new EP in Anywhere With a Rooftop due out on September 22nd, more people are set to hear what…

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Film Review: The Conjuring 2 (MA15+) (2016) (USA)

Our own Australian director James Wan has made quite a name for himself in the horror genre. Alongside some mild detours like the revenge-film Death Sentence and the ventriloquist horror Dead Silence, he started off the Saw franchise – which spawned SEVEN films. Next came the Insidious franchise – which spawned another FOUR films. Then all of a…

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DVD Review: Stretch (MA15+) (USA, 2014)

Though Stretch is a rather kinetic film – think an episode of Entourage on crack – and would’ve most likely come and gone in cinemas without much notice, there’s such an infectious energy to it all that you can’t help but feel disappointed that it wasn’t granted a larger release. The DVD market seems tailor…

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Win a copy of Big Stone Gap on DVD

Based on the best selling book series, Big Stone Gap follows self-proclaimed spinster Ave Maria Mulligan, who at the age of 40 has decided happiness is for other people. That is, until a long-buried family secret throws her quiet life spectacularly off course. With an all-star cast featuring Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, Anthony…

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