Movies Ate My Life

Movie, music and TV reviews by Matt Neal, a Rotten Tomatoes-accredited ABC Radio film critic (also an author, musician, journalist and all-round okay guy).

Sunday, 25 January 2026

Some things about the triple j Hottest 100 of 2025

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Congratulations to Olivia Dean, who sounded genuinely chuffed to have won triple j's Hottest 100 of 2025. While it's not surprising ...

Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Song Sung Blue (2025)

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This is a version of a review airing on ABC Victoria's Statewide Mornings program on January 22, 2026. (M) ★★★★ Director: Craig Brewer. ...

Tuesday, 13 January 2026

Who will win triple j's Hottest 100 of 2025?

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Olivia Dean is the hot favourite to win this year's Hottest 100. It's with real sadness in my heart that I acknowledge the end of 10...

Monday, 5 January 2026

REWIND REVIEW: Ocean's Eleven (2001)

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(M) ★★★★★ Director: Steven Soderbergh. Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Car...

Thursday, 1 January 2026

My top 10 albums of 2025

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Haven't done this for a while. But here we go. Thanks to Joe Gardner and Brady Jones for the inspiration and reminder that this is a thi...

Wednesday, 17 December 2025

An ode to Paul Dempsey

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Early in his career, rightly or wrongly, Paul Dempsey was considered A Very Serious Young Man. A reluctant frontman, thrust before the mic o...

Saturday, 13 December 2025

Flow

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This is a version of a review airing on ABC Victoria's Statewide Mornings program on December 11, 2025. (G) ★★★★ Director: Gints Zilba...

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