Reviews
How to Survive a Plague
David France’s rousing documentary poignantly and exactingly details the fight against HIV/AIDS and the apathy of governments and the medical…
Promised Land
Gus Van Sant’s latest film is a fictionalised account of the impact of fracking on a small farming community.
Anna Karenina
Director Joe Wright and writer Tom Stoppard transport Tolstoy’s classic romantic tragedy to the majestic confines of a 19th century…
West of Memphis
Some stories are so compelling that they are worth telling twice, as in the case of this new documentary about…
The Sweeney
Starring Ray Winstone and rapper Plan B, this visceral remake of the popular UK TV series is a solid but…
Blak Night Cinema
This free City of Melbourne event returns to ACMI, exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture through a…
Elles
Polish filmmaker Malgorzata Szumowska is not subtle in her cinematic exploration of the parallels between domestic duties and sex work.
Smashed
Mary Elizabeth Winstead excels as an alcoholic teacher seeking to put her liquor-fuelled life behind her in this engaging, unsentimental…
Barbara
From one of Germany’s most respected directors comes this haunting portrait of unexpected love and charity in the claustrophobic confines…
The Magistrate
Australian audiences can delight in this slice of classic theatrical comedy thanks to the National Theatre Live film program.