The Good in Movies ~ by Dominic Corry, Film Critic

A Brief History of Smart-Arse Superheroes

In this blog for the Herald, I discuss the history of irreverent superheroes on the big screen, which in many ways is longer than the history of “normal” superheroes.

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Karl Urban on Star Trek Beyond

I sat down with Kiwi actor Karl Urban for this interview conducted for the Herald. He talks about why he almost didn’t do the third Star Trek movie, and how excited he is to be in Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnorak.

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The A to Z of Yuppies In Peril

A comprehensive overview of a cinematic sub-genre I have always possessed a special affinity for. The New York Times recently acknowledged my role in coining its name, so I thought I better chime in.

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Good Now: De Palma

Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow’s new documentary about the master director is a straightforward and articulate argument for its subject’s status as one of the all-time great auteurs.

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Duncan Jones on orc home life, Peter Jackson and creating the world of Warcraft

Duncan Jones, co-writer and director of Warcraft: The Beginning, talks about undertaking the big new fantasy epic in this feature written for the Herald.

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Good Now: Love & Friendship

Currently in cinemas, Whit Stillman’s adaptation of a Jane Austen story represents a magnificent return to form for the director after the perplexing Damsels In Distress, and the best thing Kate Beckinsale’s done since she starred in Stillman’s The Last Days of Disco in 1998.

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The Best Movies Ever: The Last Days of Disco (1998)

The latest entry in an ongoing feature in which I will cite all my favorite movies one-by-one, and attempt to explain what makes them so great. This time, it’s the film I may have watched more times than any other: Whit Stillman’s The Last Days of Disco.

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The Best Movies Ever: Metropolitan (1990)

The latest entry in an ongoing feature in which I will cite all my favorite movies one-by-one, and attempt to describe what makes them so great. This time, it’s Whit Stillman’s timeless, influential and underseen classic, Metropolitan.

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The Best Movies Ever: The Parallax View (1974)

In this new ongoing feature, I cite all my favourite movies one-by-one, and attempt to explain what makes them so great. This time it’s the film I’ve probably cited as my actual favourite more than any other: Alan J. Pakula’s The Parallax View from 1974.

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Five “Bad” Movies That Are Secretly Good

In this Herald blog, I pick five recent movies that received an overwhelmingly negative reception, and argue for their value. I don’t go too deeply into why they are good, so you’re pretty much just going to have to take my word for it.

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