Film – Reviews Archive

The Sydney Latin American Film Festival filled Sydney with love from September 6 to 16. The opening night of the festival began at the Dendy Quays then continued with a fiesta at the Paragon city bar, filling a full-cinema crowd with tequila …

Women play a big role in the 69th Venice International Film Festival which kicked off on August 29 and will run at the Venice Lido until September 8, writes Ilaria Bettinelli. Directed by Alberto Barbera and organised by La Biennale di Venezia, …

The Russian Resurrection Film Festival opened at Sydney’s Chauvel Cinema on August 30. Festival director Nikolas Maksymow has been at the helm of the largest Russian film festival outside Russia since its inception in 2003. This year the festival will present 25 recent …

Once in a while a cinematic experience comes along that sweeps us off our feet. It pleases both the critics and the masses, gathering Academy awards on its path to glory. The Expendables 2 will do NO such thing: it doesn’t have what …

The best part about this sequel is that it starts symbolically where the last one left off: protagonist deep under the blue waters, swimming, escaping, and surviving. Then a visually spectacular intro of the snowy Alaskan mountains, hungry wolves, and no signs of civilization. …

Welcome to the world of Bourne and Bond, Bollywood style! First things first: Salman Khan, as a name and a brand, has become somewhat of a legend. The line between off-screen and on-screen personas has blurred to the extent that whatever Salman Khan does …

ORA is a remarkably compelling short film that must be seen to be believed. The sixteen minute experimental dance piece was filmed using thermal imaging technology, equipment usually reserved for medical and military operations. Heat sensitive cameras capture the body heat of …

Is the message more important than the money when it comes to charity fundraising? The answer isn’t quite clear in director Léa Poole’s controversial and somewhat cynical Pink Ribbons Inc, a documentary that asks many questions and provides few answers about the …

The concerns of Senegalese hip-hop artist Didier Awadi couldn’t be further from the lifestyle of fast cash, cars and women chased by mainstream American rappers. Awadi is the subject of United States of Africa: Beyond Hip-Hop, which makes its Australian Premiere at …

Sydney’s annual Canadian Film Festival, Possible Worlds, returns for its seventh year with an impressive line-up boasting everything from the queer musical Leave it on the Floor to the Oscar-nominated French language comedy Monsieur Lazhar. Possible Worlds is Sydney’s chance to explore an …