Screentime: November

I’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…

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Film review: The Last Duel

Ridley Scott’s latest is a good idea made with the bluntness of a broadsword.

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Ethel Rosenberg: A Cold War Tragedy

Criminal cases are adversarial. Prosecutors and defence pushing their views at the expense of the other.

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The Other Black Girl

Hailed in its release promotional material as “The Devil Wears Prada meets Get Out”, this at times astonishing and thoroughly original debut is really nothing…

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Screentime October

We’re not jinxing it this time. All releases scheduled for October have been cautiously moved to the end of the year, so we’re making the…

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Love & Virtue

Love & Virtue chronicles the tense and dynamic ‘friendship’ between Michaela and Eve, two bold and intelligent young women during their time at a university…

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The Brilliant Boy

Eccentric. Genius. Mad. Preeminent jurist. President at the birth of the United Nations. NSW MP. Author. Federal MP and Minister. Attorney-General. Erratic Opposition Leader. Royal…

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Dreaming of the open road

In the industry, September is known as a ‘“dump month.” A release window both too early for, and too late from, awards season. For NSW,…

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The Plot

Jacob Finch Bonner (middle name borrowed for literary cache from the heroes of his favourite childhood book To Kill a Mockingbird) went from a New…

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The Leading Edge

Plenty of us have been taking on DIY projects during COVID-19 lockdowns. Personal self-improvement might be one you haven’t checked off your list yet.

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