Film Review: Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (2018)
byDon’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot is a return to form for Gus Van Sant after the underwhelming Sea of Trees. Joaquin…
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Film Review: Mary Magdalene (2018)
byIn this day and age with significant amounts of people turning away from organised religion and, if the latest census data is to be…
Film Review: A Ghost Story (2017)
byFilms about ghosts are usually scary, jumpy and spine-tingling. David Lowery’s latest feature, A Ghost Story, carefully avoids boxing itself within the horror genre…
Film Review: Una (2016)
byAdapted from David Harrower’s play, Blackbird, Una directed by Benedict Andrews, is a film intended to push buttons. This is Andrews’ first feature and good…
Film Review: Lion (2016)
byMany will be familiar with Saroo Brierley’s story, having previously been covered some years back by 60 Minutes. Now it gets the big screen treatment in…
Film Review: Carol (2015)
byCarol, directed by Todd Haynes, is a sumptuous reverie. Adapted by Phyllis Nagy from the novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith, the…
Film Review: Pan (2015)
byJoe Wright’s Pan takes on many contemporary social issues. Mining, the exploit of children and slave labour, and the oppression of minority groups are…
Film Review: Trash (2014)
byRaphael (Rickson Tevez), a Brazilian street teenager, spends his days sifting through mountains of trash in the hopes of finding something valuable. One day…
Film Review: Her (2013)
bySet in the not-so-distant future, Her takes place in a world where technology has come so far that operating systems have been programmed intuitively and provide services resembling human interactions and relationships.
Film Review: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013)
byThere’s something about the faces of Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara that just keeps you guessing. Maybe it’s the former’s slightly weary voice or…