Film Review: Straight Outta Compton (2015)
byIn the late 80s, five young men from Compton, LA, released an album that revolutionized a musical genre and brought many social battles thriving across…
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Film Review: We Are Your Friends (2015)
byDirector Max Joseph delivers easy viewing with his first feature, We Are Your Friends. Cole Carter (Zac Efron) is an aspiring DJ, trying to…
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…
Film Review: A Walk In The Woods (2015)
byGiven how much the film and literary worlds love mingling with one another, it’s no surprise that filmmakers have taken a liking towards biographical…
Film Review: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
byWinner of this year’s Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl promised to be a tearjerker, and…
Exhibition Review: Orry-Kelly: Dressing Hollywood
byDirector Gillian Armstrong describes walking in to the Orry Kelly exhibition at ACMI as like walking into a jewellery box. Not simply because of…
Film Review: The Wolfpack (2015)
byOne of the most interesting thing about The Wolfpack is the story behind how it came to be made. One evening director Crystal Moselle…
Film Review: Best of Enemies (2015)
byIn documentary film Best of Enemies, co-directors and writers Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville take a look at a critical historical juncture in how American…
Film Review: Ricki and the Flash (2015)
byIt almost goes without saying that Meryl Streep is amongst the greatest actors ever. She can seemingly do no wrong. So the (rhetorical) question…
Film Review: The Gift (2015)
byKids will be kids, and kids can be cruel, but karma’s a bitch so be mindful at school. If Joel Edgerton’s directorial debut was…