Reviews
The Turning
Comprising 17 linked short films by 17 directors, this is the most ambitious film project the Australian industry has ever…
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
This polished offering from director Matthew Cooke is an enlightening look at the USA's profitable but unpopular war on drugs.
Stranger by the Lake
A meticulous, mesmerising mystery and a complex contemplation of human nature.
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
The second installment in this myth-mining coming-of-age franchise is formulaic but still gently enjoyable.
Fear and Desire
Stanley Kubrick was not fond of his feature film debut. Now it’s available on DVD, it’s easy to see why.
The East
Ellen Page, Alexander Skarsgård and Brit Marling star in this engaging but less than compelling eco-terrorism thriller.
Antisocial
Not everyone has the patience for slow or stupid movies, but those who do will receive an unexpected reward in…
Planes
Pixar/Disney’s latest film adds new characters and corresponding opportunities for tie-in toys, but is otherwise formulaic.
Riddick
Outside of accumulating the expected elements in a paint-by-numbers exercise, little care has gone into their execution.
The Gatekeepers
An extraordinary record of incendiary events involving a usually secretive organisation.