J Last year in Venice, Cate Blanchett introduced us to Lydia Tár, a fictional conductor who was tormented and would watch old VHS tapes of
Category: Films
Emma Stone stars in Yorgos Lanthimos’s brilliant and comedic masterpiece, Poor Things, as she embarks on a wild sexual journey.
T The title may suggest a kind and sympathetic tone, but in reality, this bizarre and epic work is filled with merciless vivisection. Poor Things
Hollywoodgate review – a fascinating insight into the Taliban’s insular world
The spoils of war are a chore in this fascinating fly-on-the-wall study of the Taliban’s first year back in power, starting in the late summer
The End of the World review does not live up to expectations – a playful Romanian experiment.
Romanian film-maker Radu Jude was a Golden Bear winner at Berlin last year for his wackily entitled Covid-era movie Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn.
Shayda review – an exciting new voice in Australian cinema has arrived
Australian-Iranian writer/director Noora Niasari’s feature debut Shayda, which premiered at Sundance and has opened this year’s Melbourne international film festival, is a deeply engrossing, gradually
La Chimera review – Alice Rohrwacher’s uproarious adventure teems with life
Alice Rohrwacher’s new film is a beguiling fantasy-comedy of lost love: garrulous, uproarious and celebratory in her absolutely distinctive style. It’s a movie bustling and
Perfect Days review – Wim Wenders explores a quiet life in Tokyo
W The latest movie by Wim Wenders, written in collaboration with Takuma Takasaki, is a unique and poignant examination of a Zen-like character living in
Close Your Eyes review – Victor Erice returns with enigmatic tale of disappeared actor
Eighty-two-year-old Spanish director Víctor Erice had previously released a total of three feature films: his classic The Spirit of the Beehive in 1973, The South
The Taste of Things (aka The Pot-au-Feu) review – Juliette Binoche foodie romance is an invitation to drool
This film, directed by Tran Anh Hung, is visually stunning. However, it falls into a genre that I am not particularly fond of – the
Kidnapped review – Marco Bellocchio’s antisemitism drama is a classic in the making
Italian director Marco Bellocchio, at the age of 83 – and almost 60 years after he first came to prominence with his 1965 movie Fists