Muru follows Cliff Curtis, a Māori police officer when his local community is accused of hiding a domestic terrorist cell. Some hard-nosed New Zealand police start interviewing locals to find Tāme Iti. The Māori rights activist has been running a camp in the wilderness and trying to keep his culture alive. Tāme Iti worked together with the Ngāi Tūhoe community and … [Read more...] about Muru – Film Review
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The Shadow of the Day – Film review
An outstanding offering at this year’s Italian Film Festival is The Shadow of the Day, making its Australian premiere. It's an understated study of love and survival set during World War 2, a storyline which can be closely compared to that of Casablanca. Luciano (played by Riccardo Scamarcio) is a respected restaurateur and World War 1 veteran. As with Bogart’s Rick, … [Read more...] about The Shadow of the Day – Film review
See How They Run – Film Review
See How They Run is an entertaining whodunit set in 1950s London West End. The theatre has been showing The Mousetrap, its long-running play. American director, Leo Kopernick (Adrien Brody) is keen to adapt the murder mystery to the screen but he hits a snag. Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and rookie Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) have been put on the … [Read more...] about See How They Run – Film Review
Three Thousand Years of Longing – Film Review
Three Thousand Years of Longing is about a genie (Idis Elba) and his master, a single academic Dr Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton). While travelling, Dr Binnie selects a glass bottle. Back at her hotel room, out pops a genie to grant her three wishes. But there are rules to be followed! The genie loves to tell a tale and he has a captive audience. Slowly the two get to know … [Read more...] about Three Thousand Years of Longing – Film Review
The Conference – Film review
Only half suspecting which conference this film was about, I was still not prepared for the chilling and matter of fact way these players speak of what would become the most horrifying crime in human history. Arriving at a picturesque villa on the outskirts of Berlin, the opening scenes capture the arrival of top military and government echelon swapping anecdotes of their … [Read more...] about The Conference – Film review