Film Review: Putuparri and the Rainmakers (2015)
byAfter making its world premiere at MIFF 2015 and emerging as a fan favourite, Putuparri and the Rainmakers was awarded with the Festival’s Premiere…
australian release
Film Review: Pan (2015)
byJoe Wright’s Pan takes on many contemporary social issues. Mining, the exploit of children and slave labour, and the oppression of minority groups are…
Film Review: The Diary of A Teenage Girl (2015)
byIf initially a title that includes the words ‘Diary’ and ‘Teenage Girl’ puts you off, don’t be dissuaded. Based on the cult novel by Phoebe Gloeckner, the first…
Film Review: Everest (2015)
byEverest is based on best-selling book Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, a member of the 1996 expedition, a character in the film and…
Film Review: London Road (2015)
byLondon Road can make the claim that it’s unlike any musical you’ve ever seen before. For starters it’s the first film produced by Britain’s…
Film Review: Oddball (2015)
bySet in the sleepy Victorian coastal town of Warrnambool, Oddball is based on the true story of a white maremma dog set with the…
Film Review: Kill Me Three Times (2014)
bySet in Eagles Nest in Western Australia, Kill Me Three Times makes wonderful use of a gorgeous landscape. The luminous colours are the greatest…
Film Review: Life (2015)
byThere is a bitter-sweet quality to director Anton Corbijn’s film Life, in that we already know the fate of one of the lead characters,…
Film Review: The Duke of Burgundy (2014)
byThe Duke of Burgundy is one of those films that can’t really be described; it can only be experienced. There’s about one of these…
Film Review: Gayby Baby (2015)
byIt’s been a volatile month for the issue of marriage equality in Australia. It opened with a full page ad that ran in The…