Film Review: The Assassin (2015)
The latest film from world cinema auteur Hsiao-Hsien Hou will not be to everyone’s tastes. Those expecting a period martial arts extravaganza in the…
The Authorial Producer: An Interview with Antony I. Ginnane
The Authorial Producer: An Interview with Antony I. Ginnane No film producer has done more for putting Australian genre filmmaking on the international stage…
Film Review: Testament of Youth (2014)
Adapted from her memoirs of the same name, Testament of Youth chronicles the early life of English novelist and poet Vera Brittain, whose idyllic…
Film Review: Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter (2014)
Based on the urban legend that a Japanese tourist froze to death in Minnesota while searching for the loot of cash that goes undiscovered…
Film Review: The Salt of the Earth (2014)
Tracing the life and career of renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado from his childhood in Brazil through to his most recent collection “Genesis” which saw…
Film Review: Leviathan (2014)
In adapting the Old Testament story of Job and setting it in the modern context of his native Russia, master film maker Andrey Zvyagintsev…
AFFFF15: The Last Diamond (2014)
Following in the footsteps of French heist masterpieces like Bob The Gambler and Rififi, director and co-writer Eric Barbier reunites with leading man Yvan…
Film Review: The Homesman (2014)
Following his theatrical film debut as director a decade ago with the critically acclaimed modern western The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, veteran actor…
Film Review: Coming Home (2014)
Following the spectacle of his previous film, The Flowers of War (still one of the highest grossing films ever in its native China), master…
Film Review: Mr. Turner (2014)
In his biography of the early nineteenth century painter J.M.W. Turner acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh not only crafts a rich and textured portrayal of…