A look at Never Look Away (M)
As a lover of films depicting actual historical events the latest Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck opus was always going to be on my ‘must-see’ list. After all his epic award-winning story of life for East Germans behind the Berlin wall in the mid-1980s, depicted in The Lives Of Others, was a masterpiece. Continue reading
A look at Red Joan (M)
It seems incredible in this day and age that a former Soviet spy living in retirement in a beautiful London suburban street would only be taken in for questioning half-a-century after forwarding secrets to Moscow. Continue reading
A look at Toy Story 4 (G)
What to do with four granddaughters aged between 14 and eight during the school holidays? Continue reading
A look at Burning (M)
Korean writer-director Lee Chang-dong seems to be very keen on themes of class division and resentment. He’s noted for his works on these topics, particularly in his published works as he follows would-be writers on their quests for publication. Here Lee features his protagonist Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in) who is forced to lead a hand-to-mouth existence in Seoul even though he actually lives in a lower-class rural setting. Continue reading
A look at Oscar Wilde’s last years in The Happy Prince (MA15+) Continue reading
A look at If Beale Street Could Talk (MA 15+)
Novelist James Baldwin wrote many a story about the struggles of African Americans in the USA and the oppression, prejudice and wrongful imprisonment which befell them. Continue reading
A look at Hotel Mumbai (MA)
I daresay it’s a tad gruesome to watch a movie depicting terrorists slaughtering hotel guests a mere 24 hours after the horrific shootings in Christchurch. But that’s what we did on the weekend as we took in the movie about the attacks in Mumbai towards the end of November 2008. Continue reading
Every scoreboard tells a story
A Song. A Place. A Time.
With the first dog chosen in the AFL Canine Draft
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