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 readBodily fluids flow freely in Damien Chazelle’s satire? Homage? Sure it’s a mess, but is it entertaining enough to excuse its shortcomings?
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readThe team behind Malignant delivers again a surprisingly entertaining and unpretentious film.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readIn the tail end of his career, Steven Spielberg finally goes deeply personal with The Fabelmans, and in A Man Called Otto, Tom Hanks’ miscast…
By Francisco Silva - 7 min readMartin McDonagh returns to form after his Oscar success, and Stephen Frears does the minimum on his new simple, but forgettable, film.
By Francisco Silva - 6 min readRian Johnson’s Benoit Blanc returns for a great old school murder mystery, while Ruben Östlund presents his Palm d’Or-winning anti-capitalist satire.
By Francisco Silva - 7 min readJames Cameron returns to Pandora for a sequel that no one wanted, but everyone will watch.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readWhen the weather is warm, the best activity is to find the comfort of a cool cinema. Not sure what to watch from all the…
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readThe 10 best pictures that surprised us in 2022. For a year that saw more big names releasing directly to streaming, it’s only a coincidence…
By Francisco Silva - 8 min readGuillermo del Toro adds a darker tone and an anti-fascist message to the Italian fairytale. It’s the story’s best version since the Disney classic.
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readTwo very distinctive French thrillers are the perfect way to start the Christmas season
By Francisco Silva - 7 min read