Reviews
Laurence Anyways
The latest film from French-Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan tells a decade long, transgender love story.
This is England ‘88
Lovers of old school British punk rock will delight in the latest series of this award-winning TV program by director…
Beasts of the Southern Wild
With its six-year-old star nominated for an Academy Award last week, the local release of this acclaimed independent film on…
Holy Motors
Directed by cinematic visionary Leos Carax, this surreal dream-like drama is released on DVD and Blu-ray this week.
Bernie
A fascinating blend of tragi-comedy, mockumentary and investigative journalism, this unusual film from Richard Linklater is based on a real-life…
This Is 40
Judd Apatow’s new film bills itself as the sort-of sequel to his 2007 hit, Knocked Up.
Easy Money
This enthralling Swedish gangster movie focuses on its characters’ emotions rather than violence, resulting in a tense, powerful and believable…
Gangster Squad
Staring Ryan Gosling and Josh Brolin, this cartoonish gangster film chronicles the LAPD's fight to keep the East Coast Mafia…
The Best Australian Essays 2012
Editor Ramona Koval has selected a wide-ranging sample of non-fiction writing that is sophisticated, illuminating, and at times surprising.
The Design Trilogy: Urbanized, Objectified and Helvetica
These three documentaries, directed by independent publisher turned filmmaker Gary Hustwit, make up a definitive composite portrait of modern design.