Reviews

… for those who like their movies good and weird, you’re gonna love these boosters.

Parkway Drive dares to step outside its comfort zone.

... much more than a spy film ... tragicomic story about aging, guilt, friendship and the impossible attempt to negotiate with one’s own past.

… a must-own for anyone who came across this series as it sat enticingly on the video shop shelves of yesteryear.

Its melancholy is gentle, its romance easy to follow, and its emotional demands modest ...

… a low-key sit down with newfound friends over a date cake and a couple stubbies.

… a decent enough film about an important topic

… cinema that refuses to play by the rules.

...a sports documentary by way of a romantic thriller.

The sets, designed by Derek Jarman, are both majestic and camp, the actors perform their roles with passionate commitment — Redgrave is especially haunting — while Russell is somehow able

Its achievement lies not in offering a profound new theory of existence, but in finding a form perfectly suited to its concept.

… a relentlessly unpleasant and strangely pointless study of ego and exploitation.

Despite the fact that it was made almost four decades ago, Days remains fresh and exciting: Wong’s camera is so graceful, his edits so enlivening, that most contemporary arthouse films

… a character-driven war film, in part held back by uneven pacing, though the top-tier performances, unique subject matter and a late-stage depiction of war on the ground, leave a

... is not quite mediocre, but it is a matter of taste.

…a warped and cracked mirror …

In Guns We Trust has an interesting premise – as Australians (or non-Americans), the US obsession with gun ownership seems hard to relate to. This documentary from Josh Janssen and

Here, the reality is messier, funnier and considerably more human.

… never begs for our affection. It earns it quietly, scene by scene, until we leave with the feeling that perhaps there is still a little more light to be

Holy Cannoli is a hilarious, and at times absurd, romantic comedy about a real estate agent in Palermo whose religion is Sicilian desserts (not Catholicism) and the quest for amore