Reviews
1953
The tensions between past and future, change and stasis, remembering and forgetting, are channelled exceptionally into the minutiae of Geoff…
Compliance
Craig Zobel’s uncomfortable second feature echoes the infamous findings of Stanley Milgram’s behavioural studies, conducted at Yale in the early…
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Woody Allen’s 42nd feature film as director feels forced and flat, which perhaps explains why it's taken three years to…
Here
Braden King’s first feature film explores the metaphysical relationship between two travellers in modern-day Armenia.
Laurence Anyways
The latest film from French-Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan tells a decade long, transgender love story.
This is England ‘88
Lovers of old school British punk rock will delight in the latest series of this award-winning TV program by director…
Beasts of the Southern Wild
With its six-year-old star nominated for an Academy Award last week, the local release of this acclaimed independent film on…
Holy Motors
Directed by cinematic visionary Leos Carax, this surreal dream-like drama is released on DVD and Blu-ray this week.
Bernie
A fascinating blend of tragi-comedy, mockumentary and investigative journalism, this unusual film from Richard Linklater is based on a real-life…
This Is 40
Judd Apatow’s new film bills itself as the sort-of sequel to his 2007 hit, Knocked Up.