It may be a meaningful step forward for Australian queer cinema, but this lesbian teen rom-com offers little outside of representation.
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Review: Superstition as Anesthesia in ‘Zana’
Set in the aftermath of the Kosovo war, Antoneta Kastrati explores the stigmatisation of female psychology in her unflinching narrative debut.
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The Illusions of Idolatry: An Interview with Alex Wu
Ahead of ‘Idol’’s Australian premiere at the Sydney Film Festival, Alex Wu talks about his short film, the one-take structure, and being influenced by Lee Chang-Dong and Asghar Farhadi.
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Review: The Divine Anguish of ‘Saint Maud’
Though fitting neatly into A24’s horror brand, Rose Glass’ debut feature takes the guiding principle – that pain should never be wasted – to harrowing extremes, striking a personal chord.
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Hail ‘Sator’, a Cabin-in-the-Woods Horror Flick Made From One Filmmaker’s Blood, Sweat, and Tears
While effectively ‘nerve-shredding’, Jordan Graham’s painstaking effort is too similar to other arthouse horror movies released during its five years of production.
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Review: Destabilised Representation in ‘Searching Eva’
Director Pia Hellenthal has provided her subject the opportunity to engage in a unique form of on-screen introspection — but it’s an approach that yields limited insight.
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Review: The Blindingly White Feminism of ‘Bombshell’
This exposé on the ruthless power dynamics of Fox News has surprisingly little to say about the media corporation itself, let alone its complex real-life protagonists.
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Review: Seven and a Half
This tapestry display of individual lives highlights the disparate gender inequality in Iran, but falls victim to its otherwise dry thematic explorations.
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Review: Reza
There’s an empty quality to this otherwise impressive, lyrical Persian drama about life after divorce.
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Guide to The Great Astor Spooktacular of 2019
From psychosexual body-horror filth to satanic panic frights, Jamie Tram steps through the line-up of Melbourne’s most anticipated Halloween filmgoing event.
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