Silvi Vann-Wall is a film critic and journalist based in Melbourne. They wrote reviews, reported industry news, and created social videos for ScreenHub as the Film Content Lead for four years. Currently they serve as a board member for the Australian Film Critics Association, and teach journalism to undergrads at The University of Melbourne. You can find their work at silvireports.com .
The story of an "ugly" fisherwoman and her irresistible basket husband has a huge heart at its woven core.
Tom Cruise is almost unrecognisable under piles of prosthetics as Digger Rockwell, but his performance isn't the most shocking aspect of the searing satire.
The Owens sisters return almost 30 years after the original enchanted a generation, but heavy handed nostalgia can't make up for a hollow story.
Loosely based on Anthony Bourdain's memoir Kitchen Confidential, Tony sees the future legend mess up his first gig in a commercial kitchen.
Emmy Award-winning Adolescence co-creator Stephen Graham tackles teen delinquency in a very different way in The Good Boy.
The scope of Christopher Nolan's latest epic might be awesome but a menagerie of supporting faces and questionable characterisations muddle the director's vision.
It's officially halfway through 2026 and the year so far has brought cinematic delights as well as a fair share of silver-screen stinkers. Here are our critics' top picks.
Australian Milly Alcock shines as Supergirl in the hero's first solo outing since 1984. If only the rest of the movie sparkled around her.
Plus Toy Story 5 trots out the same old games, Australian horror scores another winner and Colony uses zombies to ring the warning bell about AI.
Plus the rom-com of yore returns in Finding Emily, the farmyard mystery that's been delighting audiences, and a gory Hollywood video game adaptation filmed on the Gold Coast.
Plus a powerful look Palestinian life through multiple generations and a buzzy Japanese video game adaptation makes it to Australian shores.
The Bride!, a modern retelling of The Bride of Frankenstein, takes massive swings in terms of performances, plotting and subtext, but not all of its gambles pay off.
Australians will also finally be able to catch Sirât and The Voice of Hind Rajab, two movies that will be vying for Best International Film at the Academy Awards next month.
Multiple Oscar hopefuls are finally hitting Australian shores this month, as well as the return of zombie franchise 28 Years Later.
