Was J Lo's new Netflix film written by malfunctioning software? My review of Atlas, the dumbest sci-fi of the year flicks.com.au/reviews/and-th…

In Tires, Shane Gillis reminds us that racist accents are a hill upon which he's prepared to die. But...what bit's the funny bit? flicks.com.au/reviews/in-net…

Shane Gillis made a meatheaded Netflix sitcom, and @LukeBuckmaster isn't impressed: read his review of Tires.

'Despite a gravitational pull towards un-PC comedy, Tires dwells in the mild: it’s mildly risqué, mildly untoward, and mildly amusing.'

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Reminds me of a virtual reality experience called Turbulence: Jamais Vu. I wrote about it here: theguardian.com/film/2023/aug/…

.@LukeBuckmaster reckons 'joyfully frisky' 1984 classic Amadeus hasn't aged a day.

'It’s about dealing with greatness when it’s not your own—and a cautionary tale about the dangers of defining yourself through other people.'

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Happy 40th birthday, Amadeus! This fabulously frisky Mozart film has an intoxicating punch-drunk spirit. It’s about dealing with greatness when it’s not your own flicks.com.au/features/retro…

As a writer I rely on online readers, but it's getting harder and harder to cut through social media algorithms. I'd be humbled and grateful if you sign up to my new fortnightly email. Sign up here: bit.ly/2FwV58l

The Festival de Cannes features an official Immersive Competition for the first time featuring 8 immersive stories as well as a retrospective of 6 pieces curated by Atlas V. I interviewed the head of programming Elie Lavasseur for more context on it all.
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.@LukeBuckmaster reviews Furiosa: it's wildly, enjoyably out of control, but it's no Fury Road.

'The film’s very foundation is so dreamy and false—when the desert seems more like an optical illusion than actual sand that would run through your fingers.'

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Let's just say @LukeBuckmaster didn't feel the childlike wonder of family film IF:

'Whenever the IFs started to glow—signifying a reconnection with their human compadres—I must admit I wanted to assault them with the nearest blunt instrument.'

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The cuddly characters in the family film IF are supposed to be adorably strange - but I wanted to assault them with the nearest blunt instrument. My review flicks.com.au/reviews/ifs-cu…

The Way, My Way is an almost audaciously undramatic Australian film about walking the Camino de Santiago. It celebrates life’s simplest pleasures: walking, talking, imbibing theguardian.com/film/article/2…

.@LukeBuckmaster reviews Furiosa: it's wildly, enjoyably out of control, but it's no Fury Road.

'The film’s very foundation is so dreamy and false—when the desert seems more like an optical illusion than actual sand that would run through your fingers.'

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I literally wrote the book on Mad Max. Here's my review of #Furiosa - a beast of a movie, scattered and a little out of control but wildly and enjoyably so flicks.com.au/reviews/furios…

.@LukeBuckmaster reviews The Faceless Lady, a classic ghost yarn displayed in 180-degree VR.

'What can be said, with absolute certainty, is that 180 videos will improve as a new grammar and syntax are developed for them, playing to their strengths.'

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Produced by Eli Roth, The Faceless Lady is a horror series unlike any other - while at the same time bulging with boilerplate elements. My thoughts on a strangely immersive slice of next-gen storytelling flicks.com.au/features/the-f…

.@LukeBuckmaster reviews Macedonian-Australian drama Housekeeping for Beginners, about a queer household's parenting struggles.

'You never quite know what the characters are capable of: like the film they can be gentle one moment and abrasive the next.'

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I transformed my physical door into a mixed-reality portal that can bring you either to your next room or to magical virtual worlds!

You can select where you want to go (like when you choose the floor in an elevator) and then when you open the door, you can exactly go to that

.@LukeBuckmaster reviews Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: a fresh chapter in an epic sci-fi saga.

'When playing in the sandpit of legends and empires, Apes movies can’t help but have loaded meaning; there’s no need to put it in highlighter pen.'

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“The world’s response to date is reprehensible – we live in an age of fools.” 'What the fuck do we have to do to get through to people how bad this really is?” theguardian.com/environment/ng…