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The Port Arthur massacre in 1996 is considered one of Australia’s greatest tragedies. It had a major impact on the nation and it serves as the topic for Justin Kurzel’s fifth film. Caleb Landry Jones stars as ‘Nitram,’ an intelligentially disabled man who has anti-social behaviour issues. He has a strained relationship with his mother […]
Where the Crawdads Sing is based on a bestselling novel by Delia Owens. This film tells the life of a young woman who had to survive in the Marshlands of North Carolina. Catherine “Kya” Clark (Daisy Edgar-Jones) has lived a solitary life since she was a young girl. Kya’s family abandoned her and she survived by selling […]
Legacy sequels are all the rage. In recent years films like The Shining, Blade Runner, Ghostbusters, and Scream have earned legacy sequels. Spider-man: No Way Home acted as a legacy sequel to the Sam Raimi Spider-man and Amazing Spider-man movies. One of the most surprising films to get a legacy sequel is the wholesome family film The Railway Children. The year is 1944. The German launch […]
Britain has a long tradition of making kitchen sink realistic dramas. It is often a genre for new British directors to cut their teeth on. A lesser-known film from this subgenre that’s worthy of being written about is The Violators. Shelly (Lauren McQueen) is a 15-year-old girl who lives on a rough estate. Despite her older […]
Todd Stephens’ Swan Song is one of two recent films to be called Swan Song. Stephens’ film is an LGBT-themed drama set in his hometown of Sandusky, Ohio. Patrick “Pat” Pitsenbarger (Udo Kier) is a retired hairdresser who lives in a nursing home. When he finds out one of his former clients has died, a lawyer requests Pat’s services […]
Happening is a French drama based on an autobiographical novel by Annie Ernaux. It explores a time that was oppressive for women. Anne Duchesne (Anamaria Vartolomei) is a university student, studying literature in the 1960s. She discovers she’s pregnant at a time when abortion was illegal in France. Anne desperately seeks a way to terminate the […]
The Norwegian drama The Worst Person in the World was one of the most successful films of last year. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and received awards and nominations. The Worst Person in the World has been released by Mubi in the UK and Ireland. Julie (Renate Reinsve) is a smart yet indecisive woman who seemingly […]
The quest for perfection is an elusive one and it serves as the subject of the indie drama The Novice. Alex Dall (Isabelle Fuhrman) is a college freshman who joins the university rowing team as a novice. Her goal is to master the sport and join the varsity team. However, her goal becomes a single-minded […]
In recent years there have been plenty of dog films and films about service personnel. The film Dog combines both with it focusing on two misfits who must go on a road trip together. Jackson Briggs (Channing Tatum) is a US Army Ranger who has been out of active service after being injured in the line of […]
Parallel Mothers is a Spanish drama that sees the acclaimed filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar and Penelope Cruz team up for the seventh time. This time Almodóvar creates a personal drama and an examination of issues affecting Spain. Janis Martínez (Cruz) is a middle-aged photographer who becomes pregnant after having an affair with Arturo (Israel Elejalde). Ana Ferreras (Milena […]