Film Review: Donbass (2018)
Ukrainian film and documentary maker Sergei Loznitsa blends his talent for fact and fiction in his latest work. Donbass, taking its name from the…
By The Sea
Film Review: A Star is Born (2018)
Following the 1937 original, and two further remakes starring Judy Garland in 1954 and Barbra Streisand in 1976, the current version of A Star…
Film Review: Reaching Distance (2018)
You’re not supposed to start your film career with mind-bending psychological thrillers that warp time, space, reality and memory into a thematically-dense narrative. But…
Film Review: First Man (2018)
The Apollo space missions were championed for their opportunity to give humanity a different perspective. Those things that seems so important down here on…
Lost Gully Road – An Interview with Donna McRae
There’s a sense of deja-vu as I park the car on the way to interview Donna McRae for her new film Lost Gully Road….
Film Review: Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (2018)
Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot is a return to form for Gus Van Sant after the underwhelming Sea of Trees. Joaquin…
Film Review: Jirga (2018)
Before this review properly starts, a Public Service Announcement for the filmgoing community. Do not – under any circumstances – watch the trailer for…
An Interview with Olivia Martin-McGuire
Olivia Martin-McGuire‘s documentary debut China Love is a thought-provoking glimpse into China, told through the lens of its pre-wedding photography industry. While Westerners may consider this a novel…
Film Review: Ladies in Black (2018)
It was the mid 1990s when prolific director Bruce Beresford first read Madeleine St John‘s novel The Women in Black, so almost a quarter of a century…
Film Review: Boys Cry (2018)
Organised crime was never on the radar for young lads Mirko (Matteo Olivetti) and Manolo (Andrea Carpenzano). Down and out in suburban Rome, they’re…