Reviews

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

... funny enough, that is emotional enough, without upsetting any member of the family who goes along to see it.

… a film that makes admiration possible, if not love.

...it’s got more genuine horror bona fides than most other superhero-flavoured horror fare.

It is the joie de vivre present not just in the characters and their story but in the style of the film itself.

… impressive and ambitious …

… a quiet surprise …

... an unashamedly commercial romcom that embraces the silliness and delivers a fun escapist time at the cinema.

It wants to be Waking Ned Devine meets The Long Good Friday, but it can’t quite pull off this heist.

… keeps things aggressively tense, the real trick here is how much it deviates from similar youngling-led home invasion yarns.