Film reviews – Anora and Nosferatu
A perfect double bill for Boxing Day: two great but widely different films set to make an impact in the next awards season.
By Francisco Silva - 7 min readA perfect double bill for Boxing Day: two great but widely different films set to make an impact in the next awards season.
By Francisco Silva - 7 min readThe yearly countdown of the best films of 2024, and a ticket giveaway for an upcoming awards contender.
By Francisco Silva - 9 min readA group of G7 world leaders get lost in a German forest, surrounded by zombie bog people and a glowing sentient giant brain.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readHollywood steps out of its comfort zone with positive results in two films: The West-African historical epic The Woman King and the first big studio gay romantic…
By Francisco Silva - 7 min readPark Chan-wook returns with a thrilling noir, while the DC cinematic universe stumbles with a fun but very flawed blockbuster
By Francisco Silva - 8 min readCult filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour brings a dark supernatural origin story of a superhero that doesn’t exist. And from France, a slick detective procedural made…
By Francisco Silva - 7 min readHarry Styles and Florence Pugh, in of the most talked about and divisive films of the year, go up against a comedy-drama with Christian Bale,…
By Francisco Silva - 7 min readTwo films from first-time filmmakers explore the tragic ennui of modern America. On the Count of Three sees his director, Jerrod Carmichael, deal with mental…
By Francisco Silva - 6 min readA24’s new film is a post-modern whodunnit about a group of self-absorbed and privileged millennials. It may feel a bit too niche to the generation…
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readIn rural 1980s Ireland, an introverted young girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family for the summer. Concealed in the simplicity of the plot…
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readGeorge Miller returns with an impassionate tribute to the power of story telling, while Claire Denis continues her fruitful collaboration with Juliette Binoche.
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readTwo releases this week: Australian artist, and two-time Archibald winner, Del Kathryn Barton turns filmmaker in a unique coming-of-age story set in Sydney; while Idris…
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readRadha Mitchell and Ella Newton headline this Australian thriller that, for better or worse, mimics the “schlocky” style of 90s direct-to-VHS charm. Unfortunately, it takes…
By Francisco Silva - 5 min read