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Red Joan draws audience into a tangled web of intrigue
The political thriller Red Joan becomes even more intriguing when you realise it is, albeit loosely, based on a true story. The tangled web of deceit and subterfuge weaved by Joan Stanley…
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‘Procrastination plus’ for Me and My Left Brain
The film Me and My Left Brain relies heavily on the theory that most people are either ‘left-brained’ or ‘right-brained’: meaning one side of the brain is dominant. If the theory is correct, and you are mostly…
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Gripping political thriller ‘The Realm’ keeps audience enthralled
Part of the Luna Leederville’s upcoming Spanish Film Festival, The Realm is a taut and mesmerising thriller that holds its audience spellbound right until the end. While corruption in Spanish politics is…
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The Chaperone is a ‘slow burn’ – but worth the watch
As a 1920s period drama, The Chaperone is a sometimes ponderous yet intriguing film that builds slowly. Written by “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes and directed by Michael Engler, the film focuses…
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Celeste – a story of tragedy and hope
The story of a retired international opera star making her comeback in her hometown, Celeste is written and directed by Brisbane-born Ben Hackworth (Corroboree). While Radha Mitchell’s performance in the title role…
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Woman at War – the story of an environmental eco-warrior
Quirky, zany, surreal and eccentric. These are just a few of the adjectives that describe Woman at War: the new Icelandic film by Benedikt Erlingsson, commencing soon at Luna Leederville. The film…
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Destroyer – Kidman sizzles in the role of her life
Fuelled by an insatiable anger throughout, Nicole Kidman produces the performance of her life in Destroyer. And such is the gravity and depth of this thriller that the audience’s eyes are, almost…
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Powerful thriller The Guilty pulls no punches
A spine tingling psychological thriller, Danish director Gustav Möller’s debut feature about an emergency police dispatcher who takes ‘the call from Hell’, pulls no punches. The Guilty is a taut, minimalistic psychodrama that…
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King of Thieves – a rollercoaster ride of criminal proportions
The old saying ‘crime doesn’t pay’ takes on a new resonance when watching King of Thieves. The latest release from the makers of Darkest Hour and Legend – King of Thieves is…
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Emotions run high in racial drama – If Beale Street Could Talk
Based on the novel by celebrated American writer James Baldwin, If Beale Street Could Talk is the new film by acclaimed director Barry Jenkins. Lush, sumptuous and mesmerizingly shot in 1970s New…
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