When Thierry Fremaux announced the 2025 Cannes programme last month, he was aware that the festival had enjoyed huge successes in recent years, most notably in 2024 with Sean Baker’s
8.5
... a compelling documentary that supplements the extensive Hinckley interviews with archival footage, which bolsters the narrative, and is expertly woven in, making the documentary feel, at times, like a
“Good stories,” says Neil McGregor, “find you in the most unexpected ways.” The Brisbane-based director was searching online for music for his earlier project, Growing Happiness – a doco about
Queensland's own Neil McGregor directs this timely documentary about John Hinckley, whose obsession with Jodie Foster's character in Taxi Driver drove him to an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan. He's
The title of this review is a big claim, but twenty-five years on, the themes and issues Contact delves into, make it the most relevant sci-fi move ever made.