Reviews
Jackie
Two sisters, played by the real-life van Houten siblings, travel to the States from Holland to meet their birth mother.
Any Day Now
The feature’s depiction of its against-the-odds tragedy is as assured as it is overt.
Are We Officially Dating?
It is in the casting rather than the supposedly comedic narrative that elicits modest entertainment in this film.
Concussion
Weigert makes what could have been an unconvincing character shift effortlessly but authentically between moods and motivations.
All Apologies
For all the regrets and acts of redemption that resound from its title, the film’s upsetting deeds cannot be undone.
INXS: Never Tear Us Apart
It’s safe to say that no genres were busted or conventions harmed in the filming of INXS: Never Tear Us…
The Butler
The viewer at time has to suspend disbelief, but this is a well-realised film of a story that deserves telling.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
This portrait presents a persistent provocateur and interminable instigator, removing any negative connotations from these labels.
Labor Day
Jason Reitman applies his trademarks to a new forum with an almost persistent, provocative sense of difference.
Mistaken for Strangers
It isn’t easy being the brother of a famous musician.