Film Review: Jasper Jones (2017)
byWritten by Kendal Coombs Originally published 28 February 2017 In 2009 Fremantle based writer Craig Silvey released the novel Jasper Jones and it quickly…
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Film Review: The Family (2016)
byWritten by Amy Taylor Originally published 20 February 2017 When much of our media is dominated by fad and ‘false news’, it is quite…
Film Review: Lion (2016)
byWritten by Claire Robson Originally published 16 January 2017 Many will be familiar with Saroo Brierley’s story, having previously been covered some years back by 60…
Film Review: Red Dog: True Blue (2016)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 18 December 2016 Few people dispute that Red Dog was a great yarn, but it was also a…
Film Review: The Legend of Ben Hall (2016)
byWritten by Nick Bugeja Originally published 30 November 2016 Bushranger folklore has abounded through generations of Australians, but it has usually centred on one…
Film Review: Ella (2016)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 20 November 2016 Not to be confused with Elle, the hard to watch rape revenge film from Paul…
Film Review: The Light Between Oceans (2016)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 4 November 2016 Each day we make choices. Perhaps they are mostly simple choices, but they are choices…
Film Review: Joe Cinque’s Consolation (2016)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 19 October 2016 In 2004 Australian author Helen Gardner published Joe Cinque’s Consolation. Gardner’s seminal work reported on…
Film Review: Boys in the Trees (2016)
byWritten by Amy Taylor Originally published 18 October 2016 While Boys in the Trees is certainly very stylish, this film leaves a lot to…
Film Review: Spin Out (2016)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 20 September 2016 Small town Australia can be a strange place. The long stretches of distance and landscape…