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 readTom Cruise brings returns to the role that made him a superstar in this sequel that surpasses the original while respecting the legacy it started.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readFrançois Ozon signs touching and poignant drama about a daughter assisting her sickly father to die with dignity. With Sophie Marceau.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readColin Firth and Matthew Mcfayden bring class and dignity to this British adaption of one of the most implausible episodes of espionage in WWII. It…
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readCéline Sciamma follows her critical behemoth, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, with a modest, humble and whimsical time-travel story about daughters and mothers.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readColin Farrell contemplates what makes him human, in this beautifully shot, philosophical sci-fi drama. Directed by Kongonada and score by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readBloody, brutal, but intensely entertaining, Robert Eggers’s Viking epic delivers on its promises. With Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman and Ethan Hawke.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readThe sci-fi, universe-hopping, mind-bending creative fest that won, well, everything at the 2023 Oscars. Find out why it was our critic’s film of the year
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readQuiet and contemplative as always, the Thai master Apichatpong Weerasethakul brings us another visual poem, this time with the help of a dedicated Tilda Swinton.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read