Confronting. Intense. Excruciating. These three words describe one of the most remarkable, raw and minimalistic cinematic experiences. I am talking about a movie that deals with a divorce unlike any other you have seen. It is a courtroom drama with the look and feel of a play. The plaintiff is Viviane Amsalem, long married to…
Australian lawyer, journalist and comedian James O’Loghlin draws on his time as a legal aid lawyer in the 1990s as the basis of his new novel Criminals. The book revolves around three characters, connected by an armed robbery, an event which causes each of them to reconsider their lives and move in new directions. Dean…
In 1990, Jennifer Saunders and her comedy partner Dawn French were writing the scripts for the third series of their hit TV show, French and Saunders. They came up with a sketch about a mad, modern mother, an ex-hippy called Adriana – as played by Saunders – and her sad, straight-laced daughter (French). A year…
Following its premiere as the closing night attraction at the 2017 British Film Festival, the formulaic rom-com Finding Your Feet gets a theatrical release. With its story of elderly Brits enjoying life and facing mortality, this endearing but flawed film will appeal to the same demographic that embraced films like The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel….
Hugh Grant was once the affable if slightly awkward star of romantic comedies like Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill. But since Guy Ritchie cast him against type in a couple of his gritty thrillers, Grant has carved out a niche for himself in playing villainous types. He was great as the main…
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This movie may have passed you by the first time as a sleeper and if so, now is the perfect time to bring it forward in your Netflix queue. A glorious revenge splatterfest set in an impoverished American suburb, I Don’t Feel at Home in this World Anymore is movie gold. Movies don’t always have…
– The Wait – Only in cinemas from 30 June 2016 We have 5 double advance passes for the weekend of 24 – 26 June thanks to Palace Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE In the vast rooms of a beautiful Sicilian villa, Anna (Juliette Binoche) receives an unexpected guest….
A bravura showing from Andre De Vanny distinguishes the incendiary play Swansong by Conor McDermottroe. Set in the 1960s and ‘70s, it focuses on the thoughts and actions of a man whose head isn’t quite right. He attributes that to an incident during his childhood, the result of bullying. Austin ‘Occi’ Byrne (Andre De Vanny) is the…
– Cranston Academy – Only in cinemas from 24 June 2021 We have 5 family (4 persons) in-season passes thanks to Rialto Distribution AU. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE Bullied for his intelligence and struggling to fit in at school, Danny is a 15-year-old genius that is always coming up with…
