At 74, Polish film-maker Agnieszka Holland has lost none of her passion – or compassion – and this brutal, angry, gruelling drama, in sombre black
Category: Films
Sky Peals review – eerie tale of lost souls at the service station
“Do you ever feel that you’re in the wrong place?” asks Adam, the doleful hero of Moin Hussain’s debut film. “Like, if this is the
Evil Does Not Exist review – Ryu Hamaguchi’s enigmatic eco-parable eschews easy explanation
Ryu Hamaguchi’s quietist, enigmatic eco-parable refuses easy explanations and perhaps it refuses difficult explanations as well. It’s a complex drama, a realist film teetering on
The Killer review – terrific David Fincher thriller about a philosophising hitman
D Andrew Kevin Walker adapted the graphic novel by Alexis Nolent for David Fincher’s captivating and addicting samurai crime drama. The film features Michael Fassbender
The Beast review – Léa Seydoux’s audacious drama throbs with fear
Bertrand Bonello’s new film is a vast unsettling dream of the future and the past; it stars Léa Seydoux, whose poise, creamy moue of discontent
Maestro review – Bradley Cooper’s head-flingingly heartfelt Leonard Bernstein biopic
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
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