White Tiger. Rajkummar Rao as Ashok, Priyanka Chopra as Pinky Madam, Adarsh Gourav as Balram in White Tiger. Cr. Tejinder Singh Khamkha/NETFLIX © 2020 Something isn’t quite right in India. Something that can’t be fixed by winning a few millions in a game show or having a jolly dance off at the end of a …
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Review – ‘Two of Us
Fresh from scoring a Golden Globes-nomination for Best Motion Picture – International Feature, ‘Two of Us’ (otherwise known as ‘Deux’) has won a series of international awards while cruising the festival circuit. This delicate love story is Filippo Meneghetti’s feature debut, and tells the story of Nina (Barbara Sukowa) and Madeleine (Martine Chevallier). These two …
Review – ‘Wheels’
Emmy-nominated director Paul Starkman blends his passion for movies and 90s hip-hop radio shows in his debut feature ‘Wheels’. Like a little slice of life in Brooklyn, he guides the viewer down the streets and into the home of a young wannabe-DJ, in an authentic and raw style that feels honest, mostly made possible because …
Review – ‘Rams’
No term as despised as ‘remake’. It’s right up there with ‘reboot’ and ‘sequel’. The very mention of it can send shivers down my spine, especially when carefully crafted foreign films get a lazy Yankee do-over. But what happens when a critically acclaimed Icelandic film gets an Ozzie twist? Colin (Sam Neill) and Les (Michael …
Review – ‘The Little Things’
Buffalo Bill, John Doe, … whatever their name may be, the movies have always loved serial killers. Their sick and twisted minds tangled in a game of wits with a seasoned detective and, as screenwriting 101 will have it, a rookie cop trying to prove something. ‘The Little Things’ tries to add a new name …
Review – ‘Wild Indian’
Michael Greyeyes appears in Wild Indian by Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Eli Born. “Some time ago… there was an Ojibwe man who got a little sick and wandered West.” Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.’s debut …
Review – ‘Morgana’
Conservative gender stereotypes are still a problem in the 21st century, often defining how people’s lives get influenced by peer pressure and the expectations within society. Even after all the battles women have fought last century in order to be seen as equals for once and for all, it still seems most of the world …
Review – ‘Supernova’
Six years after Harry Macqueen’s debut feature, ‘Hinterland’, he delivers another road trip love story with his sophomore film, ‘Supernova’. Visibly grown ever since his last effort, the direction and writing has his signature look and feel to it, but definitely elevated into something much bigger. Sam (Colin Firth – ‘1917’) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci …
Review – ‘The Night’
Shahab Hosseini as ‘Babak Naderi’ in Kourosh Ahari’s THE NIGHT. Courtesy of IFC Midnight. An IFC Midnight Release. I’m not that well versed in the Iranian cinema landscape, but what I have seen has left me pleasantly surprised. From the unusual vampire flick ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’ to the chilling ‘Under the …
Jewish International Film Festival Returns to the Big Screen
From star-studded features, gripping historical dramas, and stories of iconic Jewish trailblazers and innovators, the Jewish International Film Festival (February 17 – March 24) returns for another year of spectacular Jewish cinema from around the world. Featuring 51 films from 19 countries, the Festival builds on over 30 years of bringing the best of Jewish cinema to Australia, presenting 29 features, 19 documentaries, and episodes …
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