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Friday 3 Feb 2017
The cumulative power of grief, guilt and regret rises in the film like a flood, until it almost washes over every last outcrop of human happiness and joy.
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This month the Melbourne Cinematheque screens a retrospective of films starring the late Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni.
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A corporate satire that’s also a father daughter road movie.
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Friday 27 Jan 2017
Moonlight's depiction on conflicted masculinity is built on sophisticated contrasts.
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An excerpt from a critics panel discussion at the Melbourne International Film Festival on the current state of cinephilia.
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Friday 20 Jan 2017
It’s when the aftershocks of the disaster erupt into the film that Sherpa takes on a startling dimension.
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Friday 13 Jan 2017
Both rich and immersive, with a central performance from a relative newcomer that’s remarkably good.
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A beautiful film and a stunning achievement - its themes of country and colonialism especially relevant to Australian audiences.
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Friday 6 Jan 2017
Hacksaw Ridge producer and former Fox Studios CEO Bill Mechanic discusses working with Mel Gibson and greenlighting Titanic.
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An impressively coherent, thoughtful work in both theme and style. The best film directed by an Australian this year.
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Friday 30 Dec 2016
This week, a round table critics discussion on the highlights of the Sydney Film Festival. Guests are UNSW film scholar Jane Mills, co-editor of 4:3 online film journal Conor Bateman and critic Luke Goodsell.
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Friday 23 Dec 2016
The second instalment of the critics round table on what to see and what to avoid this Summer, from Jackie to Lion.
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