Film Review: A Castle in Italy (2013)
byWritten by Chris Smith Originally published 8 May 2014 Nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, A Castle In Italy details the…
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Film Review: Chinese Puzzle (2013)
byWritten by Mark Hewitt Originally published 24 April 2014 It’s been eleven years since writer/director Cedric Klapisch first introduced audiences to Xavier Rousseau (Roman…
Film Review: White Elephant (2012)
byWritten by Chloe Sesta Jacobs Originally published 3 April 2014 Father Julian (Ricardo Darin) and Father Nicolas (Jeremie Renier) are working in the poverty-stricken…
Film Review: Sister (2012)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 1 April 2014 While Jennifer Lawrence has drawn the limelight in America in recent years, an equally impressive…
Film Review: The Raid 2 (2014)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 27 March 2014 Films with excessive levels of violence are rarely as thrilling and engaging as The Raid…
Film Review: Wadjda (2013)
byWritten by Sam Zagame Originally published 20 March 2014 Not only is ‘Wadjda’ the first feature film ever made in Saudi Arabia but also…
Film Review: Gloria (2013)
byWritten by Paul Flavel Originally published 28 February 2014 The trials and tribulations of love and life for the middle aged has always been…
Film Review: The Past (2013)
byWritten by Chloe Sesta Jacobs Originally published 27 January 2014 Asghar Farhadi’s highly anticipated follow up to 2011’s A Separation is another portrait of…
Film Review: After May (2012)
byAlso released as Something In The Air, but coming to Australia with the translation of its original French title Aprés Mai, After May is the semi-autobiographical new film from Olivier Assayas, one of the most celebrated film makers currently working in his native France.
Film Review: Blancanieves (2012)
byApparently inspired by a photograph of bullfighting dwarves writer/director Pablo Berger saw in a Spanish magazine, Blancanieves is a lovingly crafted tribute to the Brother’s Grimm fable Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.