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Current Theatrical Releases, Film, Foreign July 1, 2014 July 6, 2014

Film Review: Rock The Casbah (2012)

Released here mere months following Hany Abu-Assad’s masterpiece Omar – which focused on the Israeli-Palestianin conflict from the Palestinian side – comes Rock The…

Film, Foreign June 9, 2014 October 16, 2014

Film Review: Omar (2013)

by Chris Smith

“You can’t become a freedom fighter by just watching”. Taking at its heart the Israeli/Palestine conflict, Omar focusses on its title character (Adam Bakri),…

Current Theatrical Releases, Film, Foreign May 20, 2014 May 22, 2014

Film Review: Ida (2013)

by Chris Smith

Set in early 1960’s Poland, Ida tells the story of an orphaned young novitiate nun, Anna (Agata Tzrebuchowska), who just before taking her vows…

Current Theatrical Releases, Film, Foreign May 8, 2014 May 14, 2014

Film Review: A Castle in Italy (2013)

by Chris Smith

Nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, A Castle In Italy details the plight of a French family to keep their titular…

Australian Cinema, Film May 7, 2014 December 11, 2014

Film Review: Healing (2014)

by Chris Smith

Healing is the story of Viktor Khadem (Don Haney), who near the end of a sixteen year jail sentence is sent to a low security…

Current Theatrical Releases, Film, Theatrical May 7, 2014 May 14, 2014

Film Review: Belle (2013)

by Chris Smith

Set in England circa 1769, and revolving around the court case that established the precedent which would eventually bring about the abolishment of slavery…

Current Theatrical Releases, Film May 1, 2014 May 5, 2014

Film Review: Fading Gigolo (2014)

by Chris Smith

The latest feature film as director from notable character actor John Turturro, following his acclaimed previous drama Romance and Cigarettes, Fading Gigolo is the…