Small Town Crime delivers the goods with a layered story, enthralling mystery, classic and evocative but innovative action, and a cast and crew devoted to a singular artistic vision.
Saturday Church is a story of hope and redemption and yet another “need to see” tale, of a group of people deemed “different” by society, that ends up proving how alike we all actually are.
In this second part of Going Off, ‘Prestige & Profits’, we detail how financing in the Australian film industry works, what gets funded, and what role prestige titles play in the perception of the modern Australian cultural image.
Abe & Phil’s Last Poker Game boasts a trio of fantastic performances, particularly from Landau in one of his finest turns in his final film, and contains just enough laughs and dramatic themes to overcome Weiner’s rookie missteps.
If you enjoy French cinema, Lover For a Day won’t disappoint you: with its black and white picture, the dramatic, intricate, sensual love story, and its earnest dialogue that comes across even sweeter to English speakers, this movie is a must-see.
Mad to Be Normal, starring David Tennant as the controversial psychiatrist Doctor Laing, offers a very interesting look at psychiatry, both from the viewpoint of a psychiatrist and that of his patients.
From the riotous to the poignant, Sally Potter’s The Party taps into the state-of-the-nation with a smart, sharp comedy populated with hilarious characters and brought to life by a truly fantastic cast.
Sidney Poitier paved the way for African American actors with a string of critically lauded roles in the late fifties and sixties. Here are some of his best performances, that remain influential to this day.
Director Rebekah Fortune’s Just Charlie is an empathetic transgender coming out tale that slowly becomes a moving story of self-acceptance.
Becoming Jessica Nigri documents Nigri’s uniquely devoted cosplay, delving into what it means to her in addition to the idea of cosplay in general.
Amid the rubble that is The Commuter, there is an entertaining enough film to provide respite during the Winter blues, just don’t expect too much.
The Last Jedi is a polarizing film, but looking deeper into Rian Johnson’s vision you will find some potent themes, including the failures of masculinity.
In This Corner of the World is a beautifully captured and quietly tragic animation, which succeeds due to how it captures the sadness underneath the mundanity of life in a war-torn country.
We break down this year’s weird, surprising, and mostly awesome Oscar nominations and how well they reflect the great films of 2017.
12 Strong feels on a par with the cringeworthy, overly patriotic action films made during the significant wars of America’s past, with nothing to say about the nature of war itself.