Namatjira Project tells a profoundly moving story
Namatjira Project tells a profoundly moving story, in a way that's original and appropriate.
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Paul Byrnes
Paul Byrnes was director of the Sydney Film Festival from 1989 to 1998. He has been a film critic for The Sydney Morning Herald for 20 years. In 2007, he was awarded the Geraldine Pascall prize for critical writing, the highest award in the Australian media for critics in any genre.
Gere and co dish up a long, bleak dirge in The Dinner
Director Oren Moverman's previous work, both as writer and director, inspired hope, but his handling of an interesting premise in this film is beyond dull.
Maudie review: More art than reality in Maud Lewis biopic
The biopic of folk artist Maud Lewis glosses over some of the darker details of her life, writes Paul Byrnes.
Tom Hanks' big screen job as a technological messiah
Steve Jobs would have envied Tom Hanks as a technological messiah in The Circle.
We review the most expensive European film ever made
Move over Barbarella, there's a new babe in space, writes Paul Byrnes.
A Ghost Story: a thinking person's horror film
Director David Lowery takes immense risks in his haunting new film A Ghost Story, which stars Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara.
Beauty and terror in equal measure
Terence Davies' beautiful, searing portrait of Emily Dickinson captures her wit and melancholy.
Detour takes noir on an all-to-familiar road trip
Detour is a load of fun – bad people doing bad things to other bad people, and sometimes someone trying to do good
Hotel Coolgardie review: Dark outback doco raises questions about objectivity
A documentary follows two female Finnish backpackers as they confront the seedy underside of an Australian mining town.
New era of black horror films beckons
Jordan Peele's debut movie has the potential to unlock the gates for black participation in a genre in which they have rarely felt welcome.
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