Reviews

Blue Is the Warmest Colour (La vie d'Adèle)
Reluctant and wracked with uncertainty, Blue Is the Warmest Colour (La vie d'Adèle) first appears to be holding everything back.

The Railway Man
Assembling all the elements assured of evoking an emotional reaction, The Railway Man wages an earnest assault on the audience.

The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate, like its subject, is brimming with ideas; also in common: an uneasy sense of identity.

The Past (Le passé)
Asghar Farhadi understands the drama of domesticity, the details – large and small – that eat away at a relationship.

Woody
No matter what neck of the woods you’re in, this new, little gem of a film will have the ability…

Short Term 12
A world blistering with empathy and emotion so potent, so palpable, that it evokes hope, humour, sweetness and sorrow.

Fruitvale Station
A young man's plans for a better life unravel on a fateful train ride home, in this powerful directorial debut.

Only Lovers Left Alive
Expressive flourishes are evident in director Jim Jarmusch’s sultry exploration of the vampire genre.

Lygon St, Si Parla Italiano
A beautifully packaged homage to the contribution by Italian migrants of the 50s and 60s to Melbourne and Australia.

Thor: The Dark World
Directed by Alan Taylor, the much anticipated sequel opens early in Australian theatres this weekend.