Film Review: Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020)
byIn the grand tradition of fictional detectives, Miss Phryne Fisher is second to none. A private lady detective, she made herself useful driving an…
Australian Cinema
Film Review: Suzi Q (2019)
byFor younger audiences who may only have a passing association with the legend that is Suzi Quatro, perhaps only recognising her name from conversations…
Film Review: I Am No Bird (2019)
by“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will”. So responds the titular Jane…
Film Review: Promised (2019)
byIntent and effort count for a lot but, unfortunately for Promised, it can’t make up for the numerous flaws that reduce this Melbourne production…
Film Review: Locusts (2019)
byIf there’s one thing the Australian film industry is great at, it’s turning our gaze inwards to this country’s dirty underbelly. Australia loves stories…
Film Review: The Eulogy (2018)
byAt the age of 54, destitute and alone, Geoffrey Tozer died in his rented Melbourne home. In a stinging 45-minute obituary Paul Keating, a long-term…
Film Review: Green Light (2019)
by“I question the wisdom of this film” says the lead of Ned Donohoe’s important new documentary. Medical cannabis becoming legal is only a matter…
Film Review: Ride Like a Girl (2019)
byRegardless of your views on the horse racing industry, Michelle Payne’s story was always going to be a movie. Tragedy, injury, humour, small-town girl…
Film Review: Animals (2019)
bySince the critical success of her debut feature 52 Tuesdays, Adelaide filmmaker Sophie Hyde has had her fingers in many pies, including this SBS…
Film Review: The Australian Dream (2019)
byDirected by Daniel Gordon and written by Stan Grant, The Australian Dream is a documentary charting the career-ending experiences of racism subjected on Australian Rules…