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COVID-19, Festivals, Film and where we’re at
It’s a concerning time for the Australian industry with a number of Film Festivals cancelling or postponing events
The Farewell
It’s far from unheard of that a film’s production or genesis is as if not more interesting than the finished product, but it’s rarely the case for so quality a picture. Billi (Awkwafina), on finding […]
Kursk
Kursk doesn’t want you to remember the actual disaster too closely, just some of its fallout. This week’s thriller is based on the disappearance of Russia’s titular submarine and it’s 118 personnel 19 years past. […]
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
One rarely expects a film as good as ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ to come along and we are always glad when it does.
God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya
A solid premise matters little when the execution can barely match it
Parasite
Hundreds of films screen every year at the Sydney Film Festival and you can’t always rely on the best one, or close to it, getting it’s dues
Teona Strugar Mitevska talks ‘God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya’
“It’s a story of a woman who defies the rules of the establishment, of the Church, of the State. She goes against them all in order to redefine herself in her own terms, the way […]
Standing Up For Sonny
Everyone involved in this movie wants you to like it, so, so much
RJ Mitte talks ‘Standing Up For Sonny’
Standing Up For Sonny is about Travis who is really reluctant to have a life and ends up getting a roommate who forces him to get out
JUDY and PUNCH & THE NIGHTINGALE
Note: Plot point discussions follow for Judy and Punch and The Nightingale It’s incredibly disquieting that two revenge flicks, both supported by Australian State funding agencies, both starring Damon Herriman in the role of an […]
MIRRAH FOULKES ON ‘JUDY AND PUNCH’ AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
“It’s a pretty unusual film, it’s a fictionalised origin story about the infamous Punch and Judy puppet play”
PAIN AND GLORY
We don’t deserve Pedro Almodovar; thank God he disagrees
APOLLO 11
The Apollo 11 mission might be one of the last things that might typically call for a suspense-ridden retelling. Thankfully, the filmmakers didn’t listen
NEVER LOOK AWAY
Earning the time to tell this story, The Lives of Others Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck has triumphed again
SOPHIE HYDE ON ANIMALS’ #SYDFILMFEST Premiere
“Animals is about two women around their early thirties and figuring out whether can continue to party and live together and be wild or whether there’s something else they want in life.” “I love Dublin […]
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