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Joaquin Phoenix excels in new movie C’mon C’mon
Writer and director Mike Mills new drama C’mon C’mon is a slow burn. The first half hour is a slow introduction to the complex world of Viv (Gaby Hoffman) and her sometimes…
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New Danish thriller Riders of Justice ticks every box
As a man bent on revenge for the apparent murder of his wife in a train crash, Mads Mikkelsen excels in the new Danish revenge thriller Riders of Justice. A gripping black…
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Nitram – a disturbing account of the life of Australia’s worst mass murderer
Luna Cinemas upcoming movie ‘Nitram’ (the name ‘Martin’ spelled backwards), is a graphic and disquieting account of the life of mass murderer Martin Bryant, whose deadly rampage at a Tasmanian tourist site…
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Pig shines a beacon on the triumph of good over evil
The plot of Nicolas Cage’s new movie Pig contains many twists and turns. Living up in the north-west Pacific mountains, scraping a living finding truffles with his highly trained truffle pig, is…
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New movie showcases Italian migrant ‘super salesman’
Writer-director Madeleine Martiniello and producer Philippa Campey will no doubt bring back both fond and painful memories for Melburnians of a certain age, with the release of their new documentary Palazzo di Cozzo…
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The Bowraville Murders – a sad indictment of past injustices
When three Aboriginal kids disappear from the small country town of Bowraville in New South Wales in 1990/91, the police do little about it. This is despite the three disappearances all happening…
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New documentary highlights dogs’ strength, dignity and unconditional love
We Don’t Deserve Dogs is a moving and thought-provoking documentary about the therapeutic and restorative power of dogs. A dog’s unique ability to heal and restore both themselves and their owners, is…
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‘Sparks’ fly in monumental rock music documentary
Famously, Winston Churchill defined Russia as: “A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”. The same could almost be said about the legendary US rock band Sparks, who have defied the…
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New movie Lapsis puts the spotlight on corporate greed
Lapsis is a biting satire about capitalism and the pervading influence of technology: with writer/director Noah Hutton really ‘letting fly’ at corporate greed and the so-called ‘gig economy’. While attempting to overcome…
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Frustrated filmmaker turns serial killer in I Blame Society
The new Gillian Wallace Horvat black comedy ‘I Blame Society’ is a complicated mix of cinema verité (a French expression that translates to ‘truthful cinema’) and comedic exasperation. The audience is taken…
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