Film review: The Wizard of the Kremlin
A political thriller imagines how the rise of Putin mirrors the fall of Russian society. Jude Law mimics the Russian leader and Paul Dano represents…
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…
Film review: Supergirl
Sydneysider Milly Alcock joins the superhero ranks in this messy, rushed and often ugly production that nevertheless is never boring or soulless
Film review: The Death of Robin Hood, Leviticus (plus ticket giveaway)
Hugh Jackman is an old Robin Hood in a gritty retelling that tears apart the myth, and a little Australian horror movie dives deep into…
Film review: Disclosure Day, Tuner
Steven Spielberg returns to familiar ground in a surprisingly personal and emotional film, and Dustin Hoffman passes the baton to a new generation in a…
Film review: Sound of Falling
A haunting and compelling German film observes four generations of women in a small farm.
Film review: H is for Hawk (plus ticket giveaway)
Helen MacDonald’s famous memoir about grief and hawking finally gets an adaption with Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson.
Film review: Franz
Agnieszka Holland’s biopic of Frank Kafka admits that the quest to understand is an exercise in futility, but that doesn’t stop her trying.
Film review: Mother Mary, A Private Life (plus SFF ticket giveaway)
Anne Hathway stars as a pop superstar trying to reclaim her identity surrounded by dehumanising fame. And Jodie Foster is a psychiatrist investigating the death…
Film review: The Sheep Detectives
The surprise of the year, this whodunnit with talking animals and starring Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson has little to complain about except how charming…
Film review: Wolfram (plus ticket giveaway)
Warwick Thornton’s sequel to Sweet Country continues to explore the Australian outback between World Wars through an essential First Nations point of view.