Jack Thompson

Runt Review

Runt is the wholesome and heartwarming family flick that we need right now. Adapted from Craig Silvey’s beloved children’s story of the same name, Runt is directed by John Sheedy and he brings the same classic family-friendly atmosphere and sense of hope as in the original novel.  Set in Upson Downs, the fictional country town suffering mid-drought inhabited by a bevy of kooky characters, and in p...

High Ground Review

Simon Baker has hair like a woman (I am quoting a jab made towards his character in Stephen Maxwell Johnson’s High Ground and not stating my personal opinion, which is that he is a very handsome and distinguished Australian talent.) He plays Travis, an ex-sniper and person-who-keeps-some-truly-awful-company in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory in 1919. He is involved in a police operation that ends ...