Master director Kore-Eda Hirokazu’s wry and charming new dramedy The Truth pairs Academy Award nominees Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche on screen for the first time. Together they play the parts of a celebrated actress and her estranged daughter - a fractured relationship put to the test in quietly comical circumstances. Fabienne (Deneuve) is a star; a much loved, … [Read more...] about The Truth – Film review
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Emu Runner – Film Review
Emu Runner is a life-affirming tale told through the eyes of Gem (Rhae-Kye Waites), a young girl grieving the loss of her mother. Withdrawing into herself, she forges a bond with an emu she discovers in a nearby reserve in the small country town. Gem is full of wonder and intrigue. Her obsessive attachment to the emu leads her down a troubled path as she begins to steal … [Read more...] about Emu Runner – Film Review
Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story – Film Review
Not very often the subject of a biopic appear in their own cinematic story. In Yuli: the Carlos Acosta Story, the man and dancer himself plays centre stage. This film has been constructed in a most extraordinary way, and the performances are impeccable. Based on Acosta’s 2007 auto-biograhy ‘No Way Home’, the film intertwines three stages of the dancer’s life - from his … [Read more...] about Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story – Film Review
Promised – Film Review
It’s great to see Tina Arena and Paul Mercurio on Australian screens again. Together they play traditional Italian parents to one of the central protagonists, Angela (Antoniette Iesue). Set in the early 1950s soon after birth, Angela is promised in marriage to Robert (Daniel Berini), son of the very influential and connected Joe (Mirko Grillini)… a man her father, Sal … [Read more...] about Promised – Film Review
Locusts – Film Review
On the surface, the town of Broken Hill and its surrounds is beautifully captured on film in new thriller Locusts. The story follows Ryan Black (Ben Geurens) who having long-escaped the outback town to make his success in the big city, returns for his father’s funeral. Dressed to kill in a 007-like suit and driving the latest Mercedes along dusty roads would attract anyone’s … [Read more...] about Locusts – Film Review