Step into Blanco Scales, the scene of a difficult balancing act
What makes a good boss? Early in El Buen Patrón, as it is in the original Spanish, we see Julio Blanco (Javier Bardem) holding court in the factory he owns.
Seeing the world from both sides in CODA
CODA begins with Ruby (Emilia Jones) singing aloud aboard a fishing vessel. CODA begins with Ruby (Emilia Jones) singing aloud aboard a fishing vessel. Waves slap against the boat which creaks and clanks as gulls scream overhead.
A meditation on love, land and the power of connection
This is a difficult film to categorise. Structurally, its core is a famous 2004 concert, where Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter – husband and wife, and both legends of the Australian music scene – joined the Australian Art Orchestra on stage for a musical odyssey through their back catalogue.
Gold taps into eerie history of Australian film
There is a long history in Australian cinema of depicting natural environments as a source of psychological and physical horror.
It’s 1969 and suburbia is cosy, then violence erupts
Belfast opens with a scene of nostalgic sweetness. It’s 1969 and Buddy (Jude Hill) fights dragons in his local laneways, as mothers call children in for tea.
A reminder of the human cost of all conflict
Bosnian filmmaker Jasmila Žbanić’s filmography traces the scars of her country’s troubled recent history.
He mapped his unborn daughters’ path to Wimbledon … surprisingly, it worked
Manufacturing one prodigy, let alone two, seems a risky business. Horror stories abound about tennis parents chasing vicarious glory through the offspring they sacrifice to stardom.
Secret defines Amin’s journey to safety
The 2007 animated film Persepolis was a landmark of autobiographical filmmaking.
The Rescue reveals how the impossible came true
The clash between pessimism and belief generates the main tension in The Rescue.
Twist on classic coming of age saga
In an interview with Variety, Joachin Trier describes his latest film as “a coming of age tale for grown-ups who wish they had already done so”.
