Pillion bizarrely retrofits Adam Mars-Jones tragicomic novella Box Hill within the structure of a rom-com, defanging the complex sexual politics of the original text in favour of a highly marketable premise.

With all of the nuance of the story removed, all we are left with is a toxic romance between two hot Australian actors. It’s Bridgerton with world-class cinematography and a funky soundtrack by Charli XCX.

Song Sung Blue is sure to be the crowd-pleasing film of the New Year. It really is “so good, so good, SO GOOD!”. 

Most apparently, Hamnet is a showcase for some incredibly committed performances.

The History of Sound ultimately succeeds as an elegy for bonds never granted room to flourish, and its quiet power lingers long after the frame cuts to black.

Eternity is a must watch. It’s not just a great romantic comedy, but also one which has a perspective that almost none of its genre companions do.

Wicked: For Good is good, not great. But that’s okay - it still manages to hold space for an extremely emotionally satisfying ending.

On Swift Horses explores the intersecting relationships of its principal characters but proves too ambitious, stringing together more narrative threads than its two-hour run time can support.

Beating Hearts is a film of great indulgence, over saturating you with love, violence and earnestness, and asking for no more than an open heart and a not-so-critical mind.

The Code is an earnestly off-kilter, free-wheeling journey down the rabbit hole.

There are a few funny jokes and the ending is very sweet, but they unfortunately they can’t save this banquet from feeling like a slog.

My Melbourne is the people we all know: our friends, our family, our neighbours, our coworkers, our bosses, our classmates, the people on our tram rides in the morning, and the people we talk to on a night out.

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is a tale bound to resonate with every woman’s experiences.

Though Queer has all the ingredients of a great drama, its delivery misses the mark. 

We Live In Time is a contemplative and slow-burning exploration of love, time, grief, and the human condition.

Anora is a technical masterpiece - Baker’s approach to casting leads the audience to believe they’re watching a documentary instead of a drama.

Subverting expectations and blending genres, Your Monster is an endearing love letter to the ones who’ve had their hearts broken, and gives them permission to embrace their fury. 

Timestalker tells the story of a woman named Agnes who keeps falling in love with the wrong man in several different time periods, after being continuously reincarnated.

Colleen Hoover’s controversial smash hit novel, It Ends With Us, has just hit theatres in all its soapy Hallmark glory.

The Taste of Things serves up a complicated feast for the eyes, intrinsically tying its romanticisation of cooking as a love language to the identities and passions of its two leads.