These are the only best ofs worth considering. I didn’t put in my best ofs for 2016 because I slept pretty much the whole year… I have awoken now… however some of these may be from last year as well… I put in the filter to this that I spend my whole life in recording studios, playing gigs, and doing a plethora of Wantok Musik organisation so music and film are not my “go to” relaxation activities…. Continue reading
Category Archives: Movies
2017 in review by Nick Gye
What was the theme, if any, of 2017. Terrorist attacks? Donald Trump tweeting? Tony Abbott being desperate? And then towards the end it clicked, welcome to the year of the Moral Panic. Continue reading
Highlights of highlights 2
Another trawl through the archives and a chance for you to catch up… with 2008 or 2009 or 2010…. Continue reading
Highlights of highlights
Getting into the australianrules.com.au archives isn’t easy. We’ve changed platforms (or whatever they’re called) four times and there have been changes of computers along the way. However with Best of season coming up we took a look through the lists we could find and came up with these snippets…
Look out for Best of 2017 contributions coming soon and please send us yours… Continue reading
A disturbing story of everyday evil
A look at The Teacher (M)
It’s 1983 in Slovakian capital Bratislava and a middle-school class is awaiting the arrival of a new teacher to start the academic year. Continue reading
Life and work in an outer Parisian suburb by Richard Jones
A look at The Midwife (PG)
Catherine Frot and Catherine Deneuve rate as two of the best-known and most famous French actors of their generation. Continue reading
Poirot’s still on the rails, but the journey’s long by Richard Jones
A look at Murder On The Orient Express (M)…
THERE’S no doubt Agatha Christie was the master of the classic whodunit with her murder mystery set on the 1930s luxurious train which travelled from Istanbul to Calais perhaps her most famous. Continue reading
Another viewing of Aussie star Geoffrey Rush by Richard Jones
A look at Final Portrait (M)…
Most of us have a collection of favourite actors and actresses but on this occasion let’s just concentrates on the males. Continue reading
A heart-warming doco about a special Irish school by Richard Jones
A look at School Life (PG)
John and Amanda Leyden are nearing the end of their 40-year teaching career at a special boarding school in Ireland.
They’re members of staff at Headfort, the only primary age boarding school in all of Ireland and a multi-national prep. school at that. Continue reading
Golfers drive off the first tee in sports drama by Richard Jones
A look at Tommy’s Honour (PG)
Directors taking on a sports film run the risk of their actors looking completely uncomfortable with the balls and equipment of the discipline they’re portraying. Continue reading
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