Julian Wood
Julian Wood's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove (2025)
10/20
“… a tribute band playing accurate covers but only serving to remind us of the gap between this and the original.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Apr 24, 2025
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Black Bag (2025)
96%
15/20
“The film swishes along at an elegant pace but whether it quite succeeds in making us invest is another matter. ” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Mar 12, 2025
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Last Breath (2024)
90%
15/20
“… filled mostly with gentleness and understanding, but just occasionally flashes of anger …” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Mar 4, 2025
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Hard Truths (2024)
95%
17/20
“… memorable and real and it will stay with you long after you have been subjected to it…” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Feb 25, 2025
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I'm Still Here (2024)
97%
19/20
“Fernanda Torres gives a flawless rendition of a determined woman trying to hold it together and remain strong in the face of tightening contradictions.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Feb 22, 2025
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)
97%
18/20
“… a clever balance of domestic realism and national commentary that translates well to Western audiences.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Feb 11, 2025
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A Complete Unknown (2024)
82%
18/20
“[Chalamet’s] performance alone is worth the price of the ticket.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Jan 20, 2025
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The Brutalist (2024)
93%
18/20
“… a well-made film, which like its subject matter, feels built to last.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Jan 7, 2025
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Emilia Pérez (2024)
72%
18/20
“... bold and colourful ...” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Dec 31, 2024
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A Real Pain (2024)
96%
16/20
“… an unambitious film, well-realised enough to be a crowd pleaser.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Dec 28, 2024
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Parthenope (2024)
45%
17/20
“… cinema to bathe in …” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Dec 21, 2024
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Memory (2023)
85%
17/20
“The film demands a certain patience but, if you meet it halfway, it is both human and moving.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Oct 25, 2024
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He Ain't Heavy (2024)
17/20
“… comes straight from the heart.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Oct 8, 2024
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The Apprentice (2024)
83%
15/20
“It’s a weird terrain for fiction, but then again, Trump’s life seems to be partly fictionalised already... To be fair, the film does some things well. Its recreation of 1980s New York is convincing and cinematic. ” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Oct 1, 2024
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Speak No Evil (2024)
83%
17/20
“... well worth seeking out if you can stomach both prolonged tension and eruptions of, er, uncivilised behaviour.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Sep 10, 2024
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Thelma (2024)
98%
11/20
“There are one or two sight gags and some affecting scenes, but the film as a whole feels inconsequential.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Sep 5, 2024
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Kneecap (2024)
96%
19/20
“Parts of it are laugh-out-loud funny and parts are strangely uplifting … heart and authenticity in spades.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Aug 15, 2024
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Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line (2024)
100%
14/20
“A film like this needs to strike a balance between telling the full story (usually chronologically) and letting us really see the band play for extended sequences. Clarke errs on the side of the former.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Jun 25, 2024
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
80%
10/20
“… expensive look of the film is plain to behold but you can’t help feeling that this is not much more than a bunch of set pieces and special effects in search of a movie.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
May 9, 2024
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Golda (2023)
54%
15.5/20
“The film taken as a whole is both intense and tense. Mirren’s performance is worth the price of the ticket on its own.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Apr 21, 2024
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Evil Does Not Exist (2023)
91%
18/20
“… this beautiful Japanese film is both a puzzle and a pleasure.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Apr 10, 2024
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Freud's Last Session (2023)
44%
13/20
“If you don’t really care about these people or their ideas and their differences, then their revisiting of the old debate about whether God exists seems strangely stale.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Mar 31, 2024
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Subtraction (2022)
100%
15/20
“The script is good and the acting consistently engaging … a highly watchable film well worth catching in a cinema.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Feb 11, 2024
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Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
43%
15/20
“… there are enough recreated concert scenes that take us back to that glorious indelible music that lifts your heart as you leave the cinema.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Feb 8, 2024
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Fallen Leaves (2023)
97%
17/20
“The occasional jokes are as funny as they are deadpan. The little gestures and touches of affection between the characters are both plausible and endearing. There is no straining for effect, but it lifts your mood by osmosis.” –
FILMINK (Australia)
Feb 6, 2024
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