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: 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.
Film review: Michael, Alphabet Lane
Michael Jackson’s long-awaited biopic dodges the elephant in the room and delivers something so sanitised it barely registers as a movie. On the other hand,…
Film review: The Stranger
For the first time, a French filmmaker adapts Albert Camus’ loved and complex novel The Stranger.
Film review: Father Mother Sister Brother, The President’s Cake
Jim Jarmusch’s new film features a stellar cast in three melancholic stories about family, while a new Iraqi neo-realist film explores 90s Iraq through the…
Film review: I Swear (plus ticket giveaway)
A solid British comedy docudrama about the real life story of a Scottish man living with Tourette’s syndrome, I Swear is the kind of educational…
Film review: Project Hail Mary (plus ticket giveaway)
Andy Weir’s bestseller attracts Ryan Gosling and top creative talent for a very enjoyable film that enhances the best modern Hollywood can do.
Oscars review recap: One Battle After Another
On his 10th picture, Paul Thomas Anderson finally cracked the code to win six Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture….
Film review: Anemone
Daniel Day-Lewis returns from his retirement to help his son on a feature that tries to tackle some heavy themes but falls short of an…
Film review: The Voice of Hind Rajab, The Bride! (plus a ticket giveaway)
A Tunisian film about Gaza becomes essential viewing, while Maggie Gyllenhaal recruits Jessie Buckley and Christian for her myth breaking fever dream, with various degrees…
Film review: Sirāt
A father and his son looking for his sister in the rave scene of the Moroccan desert is the set up for this Spanish film…