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 readA round up of the best that February has to offer at the cinema.
By Francisco Silva - 1 min readThe film doesn’t rush to its spiralling finale, letting us appreciate Stan’s progression from stoic to charming, to ticking bomb of excess and vice.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readCredit where it’s due: House of Gucci knows precisely the kind of film it wants to be
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readLicorice Pizza is a remnant of a past that doesn’t exist anymore.
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readTitane is a hard film to explain but an easy one to enjoy.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readWhile there is a lot to enjoy in Last Night in Soho, it leaves the feeling Wright is biting off more than he can chew.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readNot only expertly directed and tightly written, this is a film done with philosophical purpose.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readNo one is allowed to feel until the plot tells them to. No one is allowed to show any emotion until that can be exploited
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readI’m not ashamed to admit that the first thing I thought when NSW restrictions were lifted was of the chance to retreat indoors and watch…
By Francisco Silva - 2 min readRidley Scott’s latest is a good idea made with the bluntness of a broadsword.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read