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
Category: Films
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
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