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Anemone review: Ronan Day-Lewis’ debut directorial feature is a slog
Not even Daniel Day-Lewis’ leading turn can help Anemone rise above its ploddingly verbose dialogue.
Sirât review: a tempestuous work of brilliant cinematic art
Following a father and son on a desperate journey, Sirât is a visceral study of hope and despair.
We Bury the Dead review: gruesomely hilarious Tasmanian survival thriller
In We Bury the Dead, Hobart has been annihilated: cue a future cult classic film with a wow-a-minute story.
Is This Thing On? review: all-star cast but no all-star result
Just like the troubled marriage it follows, Is This Thing On? struggles to find its way.
Alice Maio Mackay interview: on The Serpent’s Skin and finding trans power in horror
The young Adelaide director talks to ArtsHub about The Serpent's Skin and building trans solidarity in the film industry.
Bruce Beresford on The Travellers and his life in cinema
The acclaimed director and writer Bruce Beresford talks to ScreenHub about the career that's taken him from the New Wave…
One Battle After Another review: a truly killer action thriller
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another never loses sight of its spectacular characters despite refusing to take its foot…