Film review: Silent Friend
Tony Leung’s second non-Chinese film is a beautiful, meditative thesis of change and isolation. It’s not trying to please everyone, but it opens up to…
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readTony Leung’s second non-Chinese film is a beautiful, meditative thesis of change and isolation. It’s not trying to please everyone, but it opens up to…
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readSydneysider Milly Alcock joins the superhero ranks in this messy, rushed and often ugly production that nevertheless is never boring or soulless
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readHugh Jackman is an old Robin Hood in a gritty retelling that tears apart the myth, and a little Australian horror movie dives deep into…
By Francisco Silva - 6 min readFrench filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve’s new film is an emotional slice-of-life drama where every character refreshingly behaves as an adult.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readThat surprisingly good animated Spider-Man film from years ago got a sequel that is even better than the original.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readAlice Diop signs her first fiction with a tremendous film about generational trauma in the immigrant experience.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readBrandon Cronenberg’s signs a new nightmare about how the lack of empathy in the wealthy. And the French give the Zero Dark Thirty treatment to the Bataclan…
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readThe Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy reaches a satisfying conclusion with lessons the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe should take
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readDavid Lowery returns to Disney for a justified and charming remake, while Nida Manzoor brings us the year’s first crowd pleaser
By Francisco Silva - 6 min readAri Aster’s divisive new film deserves to be talked about, while Zach Braff’s continues not to make the bare minimum for a good reliable drama.
By Francisco Silva - 7 min readLouis Garrel signs a charming little French comedy caper that does everything right, even if nothing in takes your breath away
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readMatt Damon and Ben Affleck tell the story of the first Nike Air Jordan, and a beautiful Polish film about a wandering donkey charms his…
By Francisco Silva - 7 min read