Movie Reviews5.3/10
‘Australia’: Baz Luhrmann’s Epic Cattle Drive Can’t Decide Between Romance, War and Politics
A vast cattle drive, a burning station, a stolen child — Baz Luhrmann's Australia tries to be everything, and succeeds at nothing.
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Movie Reviews6.4/10
Austin Butler Sells the Myth in Elvis, While Baz Luhrmann’s Spectacle Overpowers the Truth
Austin Butler transforms into Elvis in a dazzling, exhausting biopic about charisma, carnival hustle, and the cost of fame.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
Baz Luhrmann’s Pop-Pilfering Musical Still Sings, 25 Years On
Baz Luhrmann's 2001 jukebox musical Moulin Rouge! reviewed: Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, two Oscars, and a maximalism that buries the love story.
Movie Reviews6/10
Romeo + Juliet at 30: Baz Luhrmann’s Music Video with a Body Count
Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (1996) reimagined Shakespeare as a Verona Beach music video. A 6/10 review of its casting, awards, and legacy.
Movie Reviews5.5/10
Baz Luhrmann drowned Gatsby in glitter, and 13 years on the gamble still splits people
A review of Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby: DiCaprio shines, the design dazzles, but the excess buries Fitzgerald's loneliness. 5.5 of 10.