Film Review: Dark Waters (2019)
byDark Waters is based on an illuminating New York Times article about a corporate defence lawyer, Rob Bilott (Mark Ruffalo). Bilott is an associate…
drama
Film Review: Gloria Bell (2018)
byThere’s a tried and tested formula for remaking successful foreign films in English. It’s been done many times with classics and independent hits alike….
Film Review: The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
byMaggie Gyllenhaal stars as Lisa Spinelli in The Kindergarten Teacher, a story of poetry, obsession and projection on a very personal and uncomfortable level….
Film Review: Tucked (2018)
byVeteran actor Darren Nesbitt plays Jack, an ageing British drag queen that goes by Jackie Collins. On stage she is raunchy, sprouting gaudy one…
Film Review: The Flip Side (2018)
byAdelaide. Known for its great wine and churches, the city has a rich connection to Aussie cinema. The alumni of its shooting locale includes…
Film Review: Funny Cow (2017)
byFunny Cow is the stage name, and only credited name, of the film’s heroine. A dishevelled soul, battling low self worth, blatant sexism and…
Film Review: In Times of Fading Light (2017)
byIn Times of Fading Light is a film about two things: a communist party member’s 90th birthday, and his once great party and political…
Film Review: Loveless (2017)
byAndrey Zvyagintsev, master of nihilism, focuses all his dark energies on his latest work Loveless. An existential drama about a lost boy, and in…
Film Review: Happy End (2017)
byOne of the true auteurs of cinema, Michael Haneke, returns to the screen with his dark comedy/family drama Happy End. The film is a convoluted tale of a…
Film Review: Wonder Wheel (2017)
byStraight out of the swingin’ fifties is Woody Allen’s latest romantic drama Wonder Wheel. It captures the mood, lights and the hopeless romance all rolled up…