Film Review: Le Havre (2011)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 27 March 2012 Aki Kaurismaki‘s latest feature is an odd pairing of young and old, foreign and local….
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Film Review: The Raid (2012)
byWritten by Bradley J. Dixon Originally published 20 March 2012 There’s a famous scene in Tony Jaa’s The Protector where our hero, searching for…
AFFFF Review: 17 Girls (2011)
byWritten by Bradley J. Dixon Originally published 9 March 2012 An inadvertently vicious indictment of teenage empowerment, 17 Girls (17 filles) half-heartedly tries to…
AFFFF Review: The Rabbi’s Cat (2011)
byWritten by Bradley J. Dixon Originally published 9 March 2012 Narrator: “So my master sat me down for my first lesson in Judaism…” Rabbi:…
Film Review: The Source (2011)
byWritten by Jemima Bucknell Originally published 7 March 2012 The Source is dolled-up as a bright, musical fable of female independence, but is essentially…
Film Review: A Separation (2012)
byWritten by Bradley J. Dixon Originally published 28 February 2012 From the comfort of a house in a suburb of a major city in…
Film Review: The Artist (2011)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 6 February 2012 Celebrity is just obscurity biding its time. These words were spoken by the delectable Carrie…
2012 ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
byWritten by Film Blerg Originally published 24 January 2012 The word is out. This year’s French Film Festival will kick off in Sydney on…
Film Review: The Skin I Live In (2011)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 26 December 2011 Robert Ledgard (Antonio Banderas) is a revered plastic surgeon who keeps a woman in a…
Film Review: This is Not a Film (2010)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 9 November 2011 Troubled Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s house arrest while awaiting news on a court appeal is…